Fitzenhagen, Wilhelm Karl Friedrich
(1848–1890)
Fitzenhagen (Fittsenkhagen), Wilhelm Karl Friedrich (Vasily Fyodorovich) (9–15–1848, Seesen, near Braunschweig; 2–1/14–1890, M.). German cellist, pedagogue, and comp. Studied and concertized in Germany. Later earned Liszt's praise and in 1870 was invited by N. Rubinshtein to join the faculty of the M. Cons. His students incl. Brandukov. Perf. with Hřímalý, P. Pabst , A. and N. Rubinshtein, and S. I. Taneyev , and for twenty years was a member of the RMS Quartet, M. section, participating in the…