Biography of Emil Prill (1867-1940)

10.05.1867

Born in Stettin

First musical education from the father, a bandmaster

1882

Studies at the Royal College for music in Berlin with Gantenberg

1884

Stays in St. Petersburg and Moscow

1888

Call to the Imperial conservatory Charkow

1889

Premier flutist of the Philharmonic Orchestra Hamburg

1892

Premier flutist of the Royal Opera in Berlinand teacher at the Stern conservatory (among his students war Georg Schünemann)

1898

Publication of a catalogue for flute literatur with more than 7500 pieces of music

1899

Solo flutist at the Bayreuth festival

1901

Again solo flutist in Bayreuth

1903

Call to the Royal College for Music in Berlin

1904

Method for the Böhm flute

1908

Nomination as chamber virtuoso

1912

Professorship

28.02.1940

Dies in Berlin

Further information/Sources:

Adorján, András: Lexikon der Flöte
Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten
1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,
2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
Goldberg, Adolph: Portraits und Biographien hervorragender Flöten-Virtuosen, -Dilettanten und -Komponisten
Celle: Edition Moeck,
1987. - ISBN: 3-87549-028-2
Lorenzo, Leonardo de: My Complete Story of the flute
The instrument - the performer - the music
9. edition Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press,
- ISBN: 0-89672-285-6

Last edit 26.01.2012