Kunwald

(koon’-valt), Ernst, b. Vienna, April 14, 1868; studied law there, then music at Leipzig Cons.; became correpetitor at the city theatre; 1895, cond. operetta at Rostock, rqgo1-o2 at Teatro Real, Madrid, where he gave Wagner’s Ring cycle complete and was decorated by the Queen of Spain; 1902, cond. at opera Frankfort. 1906 cond. at Nuremberg city theatre; conducting two concerts of the New York Phil. as guest, Feb. 1906; 1907 director of the Berlin Phil. orch.; 1912 engaged to conduct the Cincinnati Symph. Orch.; held post till 1917;interned as enemy alien; 1922-27, gen. mus. dir., Kénigsberg; 1928-32, cond., Berlin Symphony. Kunz (koonts), Konrad Max, Schwandorf, Bav. Palatinate, 1812—Munich, 1875; conductor and composer.