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Bruno Walter

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Bruno Walter · Arts & Literature

What

Conductor renowned for his Mahler and Mozart, working with major world orchestras

When

1876, Berlin, Germany — 1962, Beverly Hills, California, United States

Where

Germany · Austria · United States

Biography

Bruno Walter is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Conductor renowned for his Mahler and Mozart, working with major world orchestras

How & why

Walter was one of the leading conductors of the twentieth century, renowned for his interpretations of Mahler — whose works he premiered — and of Mozart, leading the Vienna, Berlin and New York orchestras. Born Bruno Schlesinger into a Jewish family, he fled the Nazis and settled in the United States.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Conductor renowned for his Mahler and Mozart, working with major world orchestras

1876

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music