A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Starck, Ingeborg

STARCK (von Bronsart), Ingeborg, was born at St. Petersburg, of Swedish parents, 12–24 August, 1840. Henselt was one of her first masters. When 18 she studied for some time under Liszt at Weimar, and then made a long concert tour through the principal towns of Germany, playing at the Gewandhaus Concerts in 1858 and 1859, at Paris and St. Petersburg. In 1861 she married Hans von Bronsart. After staying some time in Leipzig, Dresden, and Berlin, Herr Bronsart and his wife settled in Hanover, where he is Intendant of the theatre. Here she devoted herself entirely to composition. An opera by her, 'Die Göttin von Sais,' had been unsuccessful in Berlin, but her next dramatic work, a setting of Goethe's 'Jery und Bätely,' was played with great success in Weimar, Cassel, and many other places. In 1870 she wrote a 'Kaiser Wilhelm March,' which was played at Berlin at a state performance to celebrate the return of the troops. She has since completed a four-act opera 'König Hiarne,' the libretto by Hans von Bronsart and Friedrich von Bodenstedt. Since settling in Hanover, Frau von Bronsart, who is a pianist of rare excellence, has seldom been heard in public. She has however played duets for two pianos with Liszt at concerts in Hanover. Her compositions, include a concerto and other PF. pieces, many songs, and some music for strings.

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