A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Gollmick, Adolph

by Alexis Chitty

GOLLMICK, Adolph, born Feb. 5, 1825, at Frankfort-on-the-Main. He received instruction on the pianoforte from his father, Carl Gollmick (1796–1866), writer and composer, and on the violin from Riefstahl and Heinrich Wolf. In 1844 he came and settled in London, and gave his first concert Aug. 21 at Pape's Pianoforte Rooms. He was favourably received both as pianist and violinist. In 1847 he founded the Reunion des Beaux Arts, in 1864 the Westbourne Operatic Society, and in 1879 the Kilburn Musical Association. In addition he gave concerts in London and the provinces, and at Hamburg, Frankfort, etc. His compositions include the operas 'Balthazar,' performed in private at Frankfort, 1860; 'The Oracle,' Bijou Theatre, Bayswater, 1864; 'Dona Costanza,' Criterion Theatre, 1875; 'The Heir of Linne,' operatic cantata, Dublin and St. George's Hall, 1877; 'The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green,' dramatic cantata, London, Birmingham, etc., 1877; a symphony in C minor, MS.; a pianoforte quartet and trio in C minor; drawing-room pieces, 'Abschied,' 'The Dripping Well,' 'La Flatteuse'; transcriptions of German Volkslieder, various songs, etc. He died in London March 7, 1883.

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