!!!Hellmesberger, Ferdinand b. Vienna, Jan. 24, 1863, d. Vienna, March 15, 1940, cellist and conductor; son of Josef Hellmesberger Sr., brother of Josef Hellmesberger Jr. From 1879 member of the court orchestra and from 1883 of the H.-Quartet; 1902-1905 musical director at the Volksoper in Vienna; from 1910 the conductor of the orchestras in the spas of Baden, Marienbad, Karlsbad and Abbazia. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Hellmesberger,_Ferdinand|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]