

The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Austrian musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
30 September 1825(Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany)
Death:
6 June 1896(Vienna, Austria)
The details
Biography
Josef Dachs (30 September 1825 – 6 June 1896) was an Austrian pianist and music teacher born in Regensburg. He received his music education by Simon Sechter and Carl Czerny, worked as a concert pianist and premiered many of his works. He became professor at the Vienna Conservatory in 1850. Among others, he taught Isabelle Vengerova, Hugo Wolf, Ferdinand Löwe, and Russian pianist and composer Josef Rubinstein (1847-1884). He died in Vienna.