Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck

Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck (also: Hartenack; 2 July 1746 in Husum – 15 February 1832 in Copenhagen) was a German-Danish composer. Early years At the age of 5, the young Otto performed for King Frederick V of Denmark, and before he turned 12 his father had taught him to play violin, flute and piano. Until he was 19, he attended Latin school in Husum, Germany and traveled to Hamburg around the age of 21–22 where he sang in a church choir. He studied music, and sang under the guidance of music director Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who became his idol. Hamburg 1767 Zinck participated in the musical life, becoming an important flute player in Hamburg and composing flute pieces. In 1774–76 he gave subscription concerts, a few at a time, at which large vocal concerts were held. He also tutored, and married his pupil Susanne Elisabeth Pontet (born in 1745 of French origin) on 27 September 1774. On 17 December 1777, the coupe were employed at the chapel of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in Ludwigslust, where Zinck became flutist, and his wife a soprano singer. Here he composed six piano sonatas (1782). Copenhagen 1786 In September 1786, Zinck and his wife traveled to Copenhagen, where they performed a