KANZLER, Josepha

Josepha Kanzler (also Josepha von Flad) (born July 15, 1778, in Markt Tölz; died May 5, 1843, in Munich) was a pianist, piano teacher, and composer. Her parents were the forensic pathologist Dr. Benno Friedrich Kanzler and Franziska Kanzler, née Weishaupt. After her father's transfer to Munich, Josepha Kanzler received extensive musical training. She studied piano with Marcus Falter (1762–1843) and Franz Seraphin Lauska (1764–1825). Her music theory teachers were Joseph Graetz (1760–1826) and Franz Danzi (1763–1826). She was a fellow student of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer under her later composition teacher, Abbé Georg Joseph Vogler (1749–1814). In 1804, she married the Munich Privy Councillor Philipp von Fladt (1778–1865). Around 1811, she was probably in Mannheim for concerts.

In Munich musical circles, she became an important patron of young talent. Her students included the pianists Josef Rudolf Schachner (1816–1896) and Adolph Henselt (1814–1889). The latter received intensive training in composition and piano playing from Josepha von Fladt, "the recognized theoretical artist" (Der Wanderer, January 13, 1836), until the age of 17. She subsequently recommended him to Johann Nepomuk Hummel in Weimar. Due to Josepha von Fladt's close relationship with Abbé Vogler, Adolph Henselt later referred to himself as "Vogler 's grandson " (La Mara, p. 87).

Josepha von Fladt also gained recognition through her compositional work. Several of her works have been published, including some piano pieces.