Ganz, Wilhelm

1833-

Son of Adolf Ganz; born at Mayence, and is a versatile musician. He studied with Eckert, Anschtitz and others. At about fifteen years of age assisted his father, when the latter was chorusmaster at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, where he heard the best singers of that time, and some eight years later was accompanist to Jenny Lind during her tour through England and Scotland. Was organist of the German Lutheran Church in the Strand for some time, and second violin in Dr. Wylde's New Philharmonic Society in 1852. Some twenty years later he became joint conductor with Wylde, and in 1879 sole conductor, for three seasons directing the Ganz Orchestral Concerts, where he brought out Berlioz's Symphonic Fantastique, Liszt's Dante Symphony, and other works of importance, also engaging soloists of such standing as Sophie Menter, Essipoff, Saint-Saens, and de Pachmann. Ganz is professor of singing at the Guildhall School of Music, London, and in 1898 a Jubilee concert was held in his honor.

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