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Leo Blech

German opera composer and conductor (1871–1958)
Person human Q66190

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 21, 1871
Date of death
August 25, 1958, August 24, 1958[10]
Place of birth
Aachen
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
conductor, composer, music director, chapelmaster, general music director, musician[14]
Field of work
opera[15]
Award received
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16]
Child
Wolfgang Blech[12]
Genre
opera[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[26]
Archives at
Berlin State Library[19]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Lexikon deutschbaltischer Musik, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, NDB-online[22][23][24][25]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Blech[20]
Given name
Leo[21]
Name in native language
Leo Blech[27]
P14536
366088
Place of burial
Friedhof Heerstraße[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leo Blech he לאו בלך ja レオ・ブレッヒ ru Блех Лео ru Лео Блех sv Blech zh 萊奧·布萊奇 zh 里奥·布莱奇
🔖 Identifiers · 84
ISNI
0000000081014746
VIAF cluster ID
22326587
Library of Congress authority ID
n82164857
GND ID
119025809
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Blech Perscheid 1910.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
2318af74-25fc-468f-a279-37d2372019eb
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001788539
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/71712
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
1162
Awards & Winners artist ID
0dttm8
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13891582m
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
41813
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Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder ID
1035
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
blech-leo
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1002263
Classical Archives composer ID
8684
DAHR artist ID
103965
DDB person (GND) ID
119025809
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u8042
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119025809
Dezède person ID
26323
Discogs artist ID
1268205
Europeana entity
agent/base/549
FAST ID
103391
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119025809
FactGrid item ID
Velvet Revolver
FamilySearch person ID
MNCK-RL3
Find a Grave memorial ID
35103066
Freebase ID
/m/0dttm8
GTAA ID
82606
Geni.com profile ID
6000000180306713868
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Leo_Blech
Grove Music Online ID
03268
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
leo_blech
IMSLP ID
Category:Blech,_Leo
IdRef ID
079962718
Jewish Museum Berlin person ID
jmb-pers-133033
KBR person ID
14557794
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119025809
Kallías ID
PE00343124
Lex ID
Leo_Blech
LexM ID
00001703
Libris-URI
mkz25d752ld4666
LiederNet composer ID
3448
MGG Online ID
533232
MMB ID
31536
Munzinger person ID
00000000401
MuseScore artist ID
2715
Museen Dresden article ID
49815
Museum-digital ID
114048
MusicBrainz artist ID
821524eb-7cb4-4985-b78d-aabf4f800278
Musicalics composer ID
82489
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236166
NE.se ID
leo-blech
NL CR AUT ID
jn20021106004
NLA Trove people ID
1094519
NLP ID
a0000001779839
NUKAT ID
n2009082546
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275184305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000191338
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810702994605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1498062
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072482133
Obálky knih ID
jn20021106004
Open Library ID
OL4921862A
Open Plaques subject ID
9554
OpenMLOL author ID
57462
Operone composer ID
blech
PM20 folder ID
pe/001876
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
6325
RISM ID
people/20321
SBN author ID
MUSV008240
SELIBR ID
276365
SNAC ARK ID
w6hq4rf5
SPAP ID
a/20a70a4a-a2c0-4101-a153-9415359495e1
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
1112
Treccani ID
leo-blech
Universal Music France artist ID
20000057800
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/401307
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
leo-blech
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdxBkMcJGcr6j3fwpkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/4af6c646-4a70-4e2d-95ea-8b53a1503636
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
B/Blech_Leo
Česká divadelní encyklopedie ID
847

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, conductor, music director
← Mb:teacher 3
Engelbert Humperdinck, Woldemar Bargiel, Ernst Rudorff
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Velvet Revolver
Field of work 1
opera
Genre 1
opera
Given name 1
Leo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:teacher 1
Herbert Sandberg
Place of birth 1
Aachen
Place of burial 1
Friedhof Heerstraße
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Leo Blech was born on April 21, 1871[1], in Aachen[2]. He died on August 25, 1958[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music director[7], chapelmaster[8], and general music director[9].

FAQs

Where was Leo Blech born?

Leo Blech was born in Aachen[2].

Where did Leo Blech die?

Leo Blech died in Berlin[4].

What did Leo Blech do for work?

Leo Blech worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music director[7], chapelmaster[8], and general music director[9].

What awards did Leo Blech receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16].

Related Entities

Engelbert Humperdinck Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q27772477. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . berlin.de. berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Q27772477. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Lexikon deutschbaltischer Musik, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers +1
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  2. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/401307
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  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Genre → —
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Lexikon deutschbaltischer Musik, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers +1
    Family name → Blech
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