Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Carlberg, Gotthold

CARLBERG, Gotthold, musician, b. in Berlin, Germany, 13 June, 1838; d. in New York, 27 April, 1881. In 1857 he came to New York city and became the musical editor of the “Staats-Zeitung.” In 1861 he returned to Europe and served eight months in the Prussian army, when he was honorably discharged on account of sickness. In 1871 he returned to the United States, having been engaged by Prince George Galitzin to conduct a series of Russian concerts. During the season of 1878-'9 he was the leader of a number of symphony concerts in Chickering hall, New York.