Friedrich Lux

Friedrich Lux (24 November 1820 – 9 July 1895) was a German conductor, composer and organist. He was born in the town of Ruhla, son of composer Georg Heinrich Lux. His father gave him his first music lessons, and Lux later became a student of Friedrich Schneider. Between 1841 and 1850, he was Director of the Opera in Dessau and from 1851 to 1857 performed the same role in Mainz for the Mainz Singing Academy. Notable works In 1882, he composed the opera Der Schmied von Ruhla (The Smith of Ruhla), with a libretto by Ludwig C. Bauer. In 1884, he composed the comic opera Die Fürstin von Athen (The Duchess of Athens), with a libretto by Wilhelm Jacoby. In addition, Friedrich Lux wrote a missa brevis, festival overtures, numerous organ pieces, three string quartets and a piano trio as well as numerous choral works for different voices. There has been renewed interest in Lux’s works since his death. The Lux Festival Association has been organizing concert series in its hometown of Ruhla and the Wartburg region in Thuringia since 2011 and the Lux Festival since 2013. Opus works *Opus 21 – Coronation March for Orchestra (1861) *Opus 29 - Concert Fantasy on O sanctissima for organ *Opus 32 -