Appendix D - Orchestral Personnel, Kärntnertor Theater, 1822/1824

Summary

N.B.: The basic list below represents the personnel in fall, 1822, with annotations and supplements to reflect, if sometimes speculatively, the orchestra for the first performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 on May 7 and 23, 1824. Personnel are often listed alphabetically within their sections. Theater's name abbreviated here as K-Theater.

Conductors

Gyrowetz, Adalbert (b. Budweis, February 20, 1763; d. Vienna, March 19, 1850). Res (1822): City, Minoritenplatz No. 41.

Kinsky [Kinky], Joseph (b. Olmutz, ca. 1790; d. Olmutz, February 2, 1853). Res (1822): Windmuhle, Kothgasse No. 66.

Weigl, Joseph (b. Eisenstadt, March 28, 1766; d. Vienna, February 3, 1846). Res (1822): City, Sailerstatte No. 805.

Umlauf, Michael (b. Vienna, August 9, 1781; d. Baden nr. Vienna, June 20, 1842), violinist, son of composer Ignaz Umlauf (1746–1796). Beginning as a section member at the K-Theater, he became a staff conductor. He conducted (or coconducted) Beethoven's benefit concerts of 1813–1814; then Fidelio, 1814–1823; and Beethoven's concerts of May 7 and 23, 1824. He was often at odds with the Italian lessees of the theater from 1821. Res (1822): City, his own house (from his wife's family), Untere Breunerstrasse No. 1130.

Additional Conductor (starting spring, 1823)

Kreutzer, Conradin (b. Messkirch, Baden, Germany, November 22, 1780; d. Riga, December 14, 1849), peripatetic pianist, composer, conductor. Formerly a law student, came to Vienna to study music in 1804. Played continuo pianoforte in Haydn's Creation (university Aula, March 27, 1808). From 1810, toured Germany and Switzerland, occupying several posts. In December, 1822, returned to Vienna (opera Libussa; text by Joseph Carl Bernard), remaining as a visible conductor until 1827, leaving for Paris, then returning again (1829–1835). He coached the vocal soloists before Beethoven's Akademies of May, 1824. Best known for his Das Nachtlager vor Granada (Josephstadt Theater, 1834).

Concertmasters (possibly a total of 24 violins, including concertmasters)

Katter, Joseph, also member of the Hofkapelle (b. Eisenstadt, Hungary, ca. 1771; d. Vienna, February 25, 1841); possibly through Esterhazy influence, joined K-Theater on October 27, 1795; promoted to Burgtheater, May 1, 1797; one of four theater concertmasters by 1807; probably moved back to K-Theater (now Opera company) by December, 1810; also conducted for ballets in 1823. Remained single. Also Domkantor in St. Stephan's Cathedral.