Hermann Maier genannt LUND
H.M. LUND
He was born in Ulm, Germany and, at the age of 29 and a half, immigrated to New Zealand. Facts about Hermann�s early life and career have not been corroborated but many wonderful names were cited during his lifetime: Schmann; Tausig; Wagner; von B�low. At the very least, his early life would have given him opportunity to see, hear and admire the great composers of the time.
In 1877 he arrived to a country with a lively, if rather amateur, music scene and a city full of �weather-worn shanties�. Fifty years later he remembers his first day walking up town �desolately� and a chance meeting with Sir Julius von Haast that convinced him to stay.(1)
Hermann�s life was dedicated to music. He believed the �value and utility of the piano transcend by far its subordinate functions�, that its �existence is vital�.(2) Throughout his career he does not appear to have composed a single work but instead used his gifts to get �nearer and nearer to understanding and feeling great music�.
On his eightieth birthday, the city of Christchurch honoured the fifty year contribution he had made to the city. At the time, many accorded him significant credit �for the high plane on which Christchurch music [stood]�(3)
If you have any information about the life and times of Hermann Maier / Hermann Maier gennant Lund / HM Lund / or his pen-name �Strad� please email maier.c4 at gmail dot com
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Refs: The Press , 1927 (1) 50 Years of Music: 15 August; (2) What of the Piano: 7 December; (3) Music Community to Honour HM Lund: 25 June