Walter Susskind
Walter Susskind · Arts & Literature
Conductor and pianist
1913, Prague, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) — 1980, Berkeley, California, USA
Czechoslovakia · United Kingdom · Canada · United States
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Walter Susskind was a Czech-born conductor and pianist who led major orchestras including the Scottish National, the Toronto Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony, and was noted for championing young musicians. Born to a Jewish family in Prague, he fled the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and rebuilt his career in Britain and North America. He combined conducting with composition and teaching.
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Conductor and pianist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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