Johann Seifert

Johann Seifert, also known in Russia as Ivan Ivanovich Seifert, was a Russian cellist and music educator of Czech origin. Born in Prague, he was the son of the regent of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at Vyšehrad. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1852, where he studied under Anton Träg. Following his studies, he undertook a concert tour to Dresden and Breslau.

In 1853, Seifert moved to Saint Petersburg, where he established his career. He served as a cellist in the orchestra of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Theatres until 1889. Simultaneously, from 1855, he performed as a member of one of the leading Russian string quartets of the time.

Seifert was a faculty member at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory from its founding in 1862, initially working as an assistant to Karl Davydov. He was appointed professor in 1890. His notable students included Semyon Kozolupov. He also instructed amateur musicians, including Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich and S. P. Botkin.

In 1911, Seifert retired and returned to the Czech lands, where he died sometime after 1914. As a composer and arranger, he produced cello transcriptions of works by Robert Schumann, Anton Rubinstein, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as well as original pieces for the cello repertoire.

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