Sofie Rohnstock

Sofie Rohnstock was an Austrian composer who is best remembered for her String Trio in G Major, apparently the only one of her compositions to survive World War II.

Biography

Rohnstock was born in Vienna. She studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory with Max Reger and Carl Reinecke. She also made a living as a piano teacher.Unfortunately, her apartment was bombed during World War II, and most of her manuscripts were destroyed, including the piano trio, two symphonies, and quartets for woodwinds and strings.
In 1960, Rohnstock wrote Memories of Max Reger, which was published by the Max-Reger-Institute. She died in Leipzig in 1964.

String Trio in G Major

In 1935, she entered a chamber music competition within the Music Department of the Prussian Academy of Arts. The competition received over 200 entries. In addition to the four main prizes, the committee awarded six additional compositions an unplanned prize of 100 Reichsmarks, of which Rohnstock received for her string trio. She was the only women of the 10 named winners.
The string trio is in three movements:
I. Con anima scherzando grazioso
II. Andante
III. Vivace
Silvertrust described it as "a tonal work with some dissonance." It was published in 1979 by Philipp Grosch. It is still performed today.