Memoria
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14
abril 1893
Franz Mittler
Composer, pianist and conductor Franz Mittler (born #OTD in 1893) was popular in Vienna in the 20s and 30s. On Mar 12 1938 he emigrated to New York, where, in 1939, he gave a concert for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
14
abril 1906
Fritz Lerner
Actor Fritz Lerner was born #OTD in 1906. He was deported to Terezin Nov 1942 then Auschwitz Sep 1944. He was part of the cast that performed Viktor Ullmann’s Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke. He died in Auschwitz 30 Oct 1944.
14
abril 1919
Karel Berman
Bass singer Karel Berman was born #OTD 1919. Sent to Terezin on 6 Mar 1943, he sang in operas and recitals and was cast as 'Death' in Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Transported to Auschwitz on 28 Sep 1944, he was liberated from the Allach camp.
14
abril 1913
Werner Wolf Glaser
Werner Wolf Glaser (born #OTD 1913) lost his job as a répétiteur at the Chemnitz opera house after only a few months in Feb 1932 because of his Jewish origin. He returned to Cologne to work as a choirmaster but on Apr 9 1933 he went into exile in France.
Featured Articles
Resistencia y exilio
Goldschmidt, Berthold
Resistencia y exilio
Bohuslav Martinu
In 1939 the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) tried to join the Resistance in France but was not accepted because of his age.
Política y propaganda
La radio de música clásica en Gran Bretaña durante la guerra
Política y propaganda
Los judíos y la música en la Italia fascista
Respuesta
Brundibár
Respuesta
Restoration and Restitution
Richard Fuchs
Richard Fuchs was a German Jewish architect, artist and composer who founded the Baden-Wurttenberg branch of the Jüdischer Kulturbund (Jewish Cultural League).
Respuesta
Restoration and Restitution
Wilhelm Rettich
Wilhelm Rettich was a German composer, conductor and teacher. He fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and survived the Nazi occupation by hiding in a cellar.
Hans Keller
Emigrar
Musicólogo
Austrian-born British musicologist and music critic Hans Keller (1919-1985), who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, was arrested by the Nazis and forced to leave Austria following the Anschluss in 1938.
Peter Gellhorn
Emigrar
Profesor de música
Músico
Compositor
Conductor
German conductor, composer and pianist Peter Gellhorn (1912-2004) fled Germany during the 1930s and settled in London. He conducted at the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells and Glyndebourne.
Featured Music
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Artista
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La música después del holocausto
Música orquestal
16:10
Música de los campamentos campos de exterminio
Tango
03:31
Música de los guetos
Canción tópica
02:58
La música después del holocausto
Música orquestal
07:31