Background
Karl was born in 1821, in Ebersbach, Sachsen, Germany.
Karl was born in 1821, in Ebersbach, Sachsen, Germany.
He studied with Zimmerman in Zittau and with Hesse in Breslau.
He went to America 1850 with the travelling” Germania” Orchestra and was later its conductor till its dissolution (1854). Also he conducted Handel and Haydn, 1852-1854. In 1855, he entered Philharmonic orchestra, N. Y., conducted the concerts alternately with Theodore Eisfel till 1862, then because of the sickness of Eisfel he conducted it alone until his death. Also for several years he conducted the German male chorus “Arion”.