Hubert Ries
Pieter Hubert Ries (1 April 1802 – 14 September 1886) was a German violinist and composer.
Life and career[]
Ries was born in Bonn, the son of Franz Anton Ries and younger brother of Ferdinand Ries; after studying with his father, Hubert studied in Kassel with Louis Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann. In 1824, he became a member of the , and the next year entered into service at the court chapel. In 1835, he became director of the . From 1851 to 1872 he taught at the Royal Orchestra School. He had three sons, all of whom entered into music: (born 30 January 1830), a violinist; (born 20 December 1837), a pianist; and Franz Ries (born 7 April 1846), a violinist and composer. He died in Berlin.
Among Hubert's compositions are two violin concertos, string quartets, etudes, duets, and exercise pieces. He also wrote a textbook, Violinschule (1873).
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- German Romantic composers
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- 19th-century German composers
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