Moritz Heuzenroeder

Moritz Heuzenroeder (15 July 1849 – 10 November 1897) was a pianist, composer and teacher of music born in Germany who had a substantial career in South Australia. History Moritz Heuzenroeder was born in Ottersberg the youngest son of Dr. Ferdinand Anton Joseph Leopold (known as Joseph Leopold) Heuzenroeder, a prominent Sanitätsrat (medical practitioner) originally from Duderstadt, and from early childhood was preoccupied with performing music. He left Germany for South Australia some time before 1871 and settled in Gawler, where for a year or two he conducted a jeweller’s shop, but he had a greater love for music, and returned to Germany for three or four years to further study piano under Dr. Sebert, gaining Royal Academy of Stuttgart qualifications, and studying voice production. On his return he settled in Adelaide and advertised himself as a teacher of singing; the baritone Richard Nitschke and singing teacher Minna Fischer were two of his pupils. He was a friend of Hermann Schrader, who considered him a musical genius. He founded an orchestra at Tanunda, and a choral society at Angaston. He moved from Adelaide to Tanunda early in 1897; he died unexpectedly the same year. He n