Born in Prague, June 18, 1843
Died in Baden, Vienna, Aug 7, 1913
- Popper was a cellist who performed in the Vienna Philharmonic, was a member of string quartets, and a soloist.
- Popper auditioned at Prague Conservatory as a violinist at age 12, but graduated as cellist because they needed more cello students
- Popper’s father, Angelus Seifert, was the cantor at two Prague synagogues.
- In 1886, Lizst appointed him cello professor at National Hungarian Royal Academy of Music.1
Sources
- Marc Moskovitz, “Popper, David,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 19, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000022113.