Siegfried Meik

German conductor, pianist and violist, born 12 October 1933 in Coburg - died 29 April 2017, Salzburg. He was the son of a musician, also named Siegfried - Siegfried August Ernst Meik (1905-1990). He served as 2nd Kapellmeister in Passau und Coburg, and played in the Orchester des Landestheaters Coburg. Moving to Austria, from 1966 to 1969 he played in the Orchester des Landestheaters Linz, which became the Bruckner Orchestra Linz in 1967. From 1972 to 1993, he was a member of Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. He also taught violin at the Music School in Ried. He was the father of Alexander Meik. He also played in the Innviertler Künstlergilde.