Bendix, Otto Julius Emanuel 26.jul.1845-1.mar.1904 Denmark, Copenhagen - USA California, San Francisco
oboist, pianist, studied with Anton Ree in Copenhagen, with Niels Gade at Copenhagen Conservatory, with Theodor Kullak in Berlin, with Franz Liszt in Weimar, teacher piano at Copenhagen Conservatory, 1868-1880 oboist at Copenhagen Royal Theatre, 1880 settled in Boston where he gave his first recital at Chickering's piano rooms, 1882-1895 teacher piano at New England Conservatory in Boston, 1895 established his own conservatory in San Francisco, 1897-1901 residing at 1416 California Street San Francisco ; son of merchant and amateur flutist Emanuel Bendix (Copenhagen 4.jun.1814-26.jun.1876 Copenhagen) and Ida Caroline Mathilde Magnus (Copenhagen 6.mar.1818-13.mar.1889 Copenhagen) ; 1874 in Denmark he married Sophie Petersen, 1890 teacher at Chauncy Hall School in Boston and still living with Otto ; 1893 he married pianist Ellen Gunn (Kansas, Junction City 15.dec.1867-14.feb.1943 San Francisco) ; brother of the composers Victor and Fritz