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André Previn
Who
André Previn · Arts & Literature
What
Composer, conductor and pianist
When
1929, Berlin, Germany — 2019, New York City, USA
Where
Germany · United States
Biography
André Previn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer, conductor and pianist
How & why
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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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Composer, conductor and pianist
1929
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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