Wolfes, Felix, 1892-1971

Felix Wolfes was a German-born composer, conductor, pianist, and educator. Born to Jewish parents in Hannover, his career in Germany included studies under Max Reger, Robert Teichmüller, Richard Strauss, and Hans Pfitzner. He emigrated to France and then the United States where he worked first as assistant conductor for the Metropolitan Opera in New York (N.Y.), then teaching at the New England Conservatory of Music for two decades.

Wolfes was on the faculty of the New England Conservatory, Boston. He apparently visited Alma Mahler on occasion, when he came to New York City.

Felix Wolfes, German opera conductor and pianist, worked in Paris, Monte Carlo, and New York City from 1933-1949. From 1950-1967 he taught piano and vocal performance classes at the New England Conservatory, Boston, Mass.