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Arthur Nikisch

Hungarian conductor

Died when: 66 years 103 days (795 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Arthur Nikisch

Arthur Nikisch (12 October 1855 – 23 January 1922) was a Hungarian conductor who performed internationally, holding posts in Boston, London, Leipzig and—most importantly—Berlin.

He was considered an outstanding interpreter of the music of Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Liszt.Johannes Brahms praised Nikisch's performance of his Fourth Symphony as "quite exemplary, it's impossible to hear it any better."

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