Leo Blech

Leo Blech was a German composer and conductor known for his interpretations of Wagner, Verdi, and Bizet's Carmen. He was admired for his clear and sensitive conducting style, and for his operas. Blech was born in Aachen in 1871 and received his first musical instruction at the Berlin University of the Arts. There he studied piano with Ernst Rudorff, and composition with Woldemar Bargiel. After he finished his schooling in Berlin, he supported himself by working in sales. In 1893 he began an appointment as the conductor of the Stadttheater in Aachen and studied composition wi...