Hanns Wolf

Hanns Wolf (sometimes incorrectly called Hans Wolf; June 7, 1894 – July 2, 1968) was a post-romantic and modern composer, pianist and music professor. Nearly all his works were destroyed after World War II, and Wolf was nearly forgotten until 1996 when he was rediscovered by Karl Urlberger. Biography Hanns Wolf was born in Bamberg, Germany. Little is known about his childhood, however from 1908 to 1912, he studied under Max Meyer-Olbersleben for composition and Henryk van Zeyl (who was a student of Liszt) for piano in the Würzburg Music Conservatory. to 1924. organized many concerts that can be date backed as early as 1917. Wolf taught piano to Ottmar Geißler (Geissler). After 1924, Wolf was a professor in the Augsburg Musikhochschule, now known as Leopold Mozart Centre of the University of Augsburg. (who was an organ virtuoso), Piechler was the student of Heinrich Kaspar Schmid who was the director of the music school. Wolf also played piano around Europe, playing the works of Dobrowen and Wladigeroff. However, the outbreak of World War II forced him to stay in Germany. He continued to hold his position as a professor in the university until the war ended in 1945, when he resigned