Ferdinand Löwe

Löwe was born in Vienna, Austrian Empire where along with Munich, Germany his career was primarily centered.

From 1896 Löwe conducted the Kaim Orchestra, today's Munich Philharmonic, where he returned from 1908 to 1914.

He would sometimes persuade the composer to rearrange his music in order to make it more palatable to the public.

9, Löwe himself made significant changes to the harmony, orchestration, phrasing and dynamics before the posthumous premiere.

Bruckner's original conception of the symphony was not heard until 1932 when it was revived by Siegmund von Hausegger, Löwe's successor at Munich.