rait ▁P ain ting ▁of ▁Russell ▁Br ice ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁mountain ▁clim bers ▁Category : Sum mit ers ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Hans ▁Kre iss ig ▁( May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German - born ▁American ▁pian ist , ▁music ▁teacher , ▁and ▁conduct or . ▁He ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁for ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁music ▁director . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Hans ▁Kre iss ig ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Germany , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Gustav ▁and ▁Marie ▁Kre iss ig . ▁His ▁early ▁musical ▁training ▁was ▁in ▁Germany ; ▁this ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁several ▁years ▁studying ▁composition ▁and ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁Arthur ▁S ull ivan ▁in ▁London . ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁accompan ist ▁for ▁Jules ▁Le vy , ▁a ▁noted ▁English ▁cor net ▁player . ▁Kre iss ig ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁tour ing ▁opera ▁company , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁There ▁he ▁taught ▁piano ▁and ▁organ , ▁and ▁also ▁directed ▁cho irs ▁at ▁several ▁churches ▁and ▁syn agog ues . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Fro