In 1883, Hans Von Bulow, one of Richard Wagner’s most significant conductors, took Strauss under his wing. The following year, Strauss wrote and conducted “Blasersuite” op. 4 in his public debut as a conductor that same year. The year after that, Strauss was recommended by Bulow for the position of Music director in Meiningen. By the time he was 21, Strauss was already well known by the public for his works. But in 1886, Strauss returned back to his hometown of Munich, and came back to work at the Munich Court Opera. Strauss later ended up moving away from Munich once again to Weimar, Germany and while he lived there he married Pauline de Ahna, who was a operatic soprano. Years later in 1894, Strauss returned back to Munich once again to assume the role of first Chapel Master.
