Otto Sutro

Otto Sutro (1833 – January 19, 1896) was a German-born American organist, conductor, minor composer, publisher and music store owner, and a leading figure in the musical life of Baltimore, Maryland.

Otto Sutro
Otto Sutro
Born1833
Aachen, Germany
DiedJanuary 19, 1896 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMusician
Spouse(s)Arianna Handy
ChildrenRose and Ottilie Sutro
FamilyAdolph Sutro (brother)
Alexander Hamilton Handy (father-in-law)
Florence Sutro (sister-in-law)

Biography

Sutro was born to a Jewish family in Aachen, Germany. He has six brothers and three sisters.[1] His brother Adolph Sutro became the first Jewish Mayor of San Francisco[1][2] and built the Sutro Baths.[3] His brother Theodore Sutro, husband of Florence Sutro, was seminal in the building and financing the Sutro Tunnel first proposed by his brother Adolph.[4][1] He studied the organ with Nicolas Lemmens in Brussels and moved to the United States in 1851, undertaking further studies at the Peabody Institute. He hosted a musical appreciation society known as the Wednesday Club. With fellow alum Fritz Finke, Sutro helped found the Oratorio Society of Baltimore, and became its main conductor.

Personal life

He married Arianna Handy, a pianist, singer, and daughter of a former chief justice of Mississippi, Alexander Hamilton Handy.[5][6] They had two daughters,[1] Rose and Ottilie Sutro, who were the first recognised piano-duo team. Sutro sat for portrait artist David Dalhoff Neal in 1889 (see image). Rapheal Tuck & Son created a litho art card Character Otto Sutro.

References
  1. "Death of Otto Sutro". San Francisco Call. January 20, 1896.
  2. Eskenazi, Joe (May 4, 2018). "Name of anti-Chinese SF Jew may be stripped from playground". Jewish News of Northern California.
  3. "Sutro Baths History". National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. Smith, Grant Horace; Tingley, Joseph V. (July 21, 1998). The History of the Comstock Lode, 1850-1997. University of Nevada Press. pp. 107–115. ISBN 9781888035049.
  5. Miller, Donald G. (1990). The Scent of Eternity. p. 247. ISBN 9780865543324.
  6. Lloyd, James B. (1981). Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617034183. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
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