André Previn
André Previn · Arts & Literature
Composer, conductor and pianist
1929, Berlin, Germany — 2019, New York City, USA
Germany · United States
André Previn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer, conductor and pianist
André Previn was a German-born American conductor, composer and pianist of extraordinary range, moving between Hollywood film scoring (four Academy Awards), jazz, and the concert hall as music director of the London Symphony, Pittsburgh and other major orchestras. His family, being Jewish, fled Nazi Germany when he was a child, emigrating to the United States. He was a Jew.
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Composer, conductor and pianist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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