Heinemeyer, Ernst Wilhelm

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Heinemeyer, Ernst Wilhelm

Heinemeyer, Ernst Wilhelm, outstanding German flutist; b. Hannover, Feb. 25, 1827; d. Vienna, Feb. 12, 1869. He studied with his father, Christian Heinemeyer (1796–1872), who was the chamber flutist at Hannover. In 1847 he went to Russia, where he played the flute in the Imperial Orch. at St. Petersburg. In 1859 he returned to Hannover, and in 1866 he went to Vienna. He wrote several concertos for the flute.

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