Otto Sutro | |
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Born | 1833 |
Died | January 19, 1896 (age 63) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Musician |
Spouse | Arianna Handy |
Children | Rose and Ottilie Sutro |
Family |
Adolph Sutro (brother) Alexander Hamilton Handy (father-in-law) Florence Sutro (sister-in-law) |
Otto Sutro (1833 – January 19, 1896) was a German-born American organist, conductor, minor composer, publisher and music store owner, and a leading figure in the musical life of Baltimore, Maryland.
Sutro was born to a Jewish family in Aachen, Germany. He has six brothers and three sisters. [1] His brother Adolph Sutro became the first Jewish Mayor of San Francisco [1] [2] and built the Sutro Baths. [3] His brother Theodore Sutro, husband of Florence Sutro, was seminal in the building and financing the Sutro Tunnel first proposed by his brother Adolph. [4] [1] He studied the organ with Nicolas Lemmens in Brussels and moved to the United States in 1851, undertaking further studies at the Peabody Institute. He hosted a musical appreciation society known as the Wednesday Club. With fellow alum Fritz Finke, Sutro helped found the Oratorio Society of Baltimore, and became its main conductor.
He married Arianna Handy, a pianist, singer, and daughter of a former chief justice of Mississippi, Alexander Hamilton Handy. [5] [6] They had two daughters, [1] Rose and Ottilie Sutro, who were the first recognised piano-duo team. Sutro sat for portrait artist David Dalhoff Neal in 1889 (see image). Rapheal Tuck & Son created a litho art card Character Otto Sutro.
Otto Sutro | |
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Born | 1833 |
Died | January 19, 1896 (age 63) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Musician |
Spouse | Arianna Handy |
Children | Rose and Ottilie Sutro |
Family |
Adolph Sutro (brother) Alexander Hamilton Handy (father-in-law) Florence Sutro (sister-in-law) |
Otto Sutro (1833 – January 19, 1896) was a German-born American organist, conductor, minor composer, publisher and music store owner, and a leading figure in the musical life of Baltimore, Maryland.
Sutro was born to a Jewish family in Aachen, Germany. He has six brothers and three sisters. [1] His brother Adolph Sutro became the first Jewish Mayor of San Francisco [1] [2] and built the Sutro Baths. [3] His brother Theodore Sutro, husband of Florence Sutro, was seminal in the building and financing the Sutro Tunnel first proposed by his brother Adolph. [4] [1] He studied the organ with Nicolas Lemmens in Brussels and moved to the United States in 1851, undertaking further studies at the Peabody Institute. He hosted a musical appreciation society known as the Wednesday Club. With fellow alum Fritz Finke, Sutro helped found the Oratorio Society of Baltimore, and became its main conductor.
He married Arianna Handy, a pianist, singer, and daughter of a former chief justice of Mississippi, Alexander Hamilton Handy. [5] [6] They had two daughters, [1] Rose and Ottilie Sutro, who were the first recognised piano-duo team. Sutro sat for portrait artist David Dalhoff Neal in 1889 (see image). Rapheal Tuck & Son created a litho art card Character Otto Sutro.