George Henschel
George Henschel · Arts & Literature
Conductor, singer and composer
1850, Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland) — 1934, Aviemore, Scotland
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
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Sir George Henschel was a German-born British singer, conductor and composer who became the first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881. A celebrated baritone and prolific composer of songs, he was a leading musical figure on both sides of the Atlantic. He was born into a Jewish family in Breslau and later converted to Christianity.
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Conductor, singer and composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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