biography
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| lived:
| (1885–1973)
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| biography:
| Conductor, born in Wrocław, SW Poland (formerly Breslau, Prussia). He studied at Frankfurt and Berlin, first appeared as a conductor in 1906, made a name as a champion of modern music, and was appointed director of the Kroll Opera in Berlin (1927–31). Nazism drove him to the USA, where he became director of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra (1933–9). In his later years, he concentrated mainly on the German classical and Romantic composers, and was particularly known for his interpretation of Beethoven. He also composed six symphonies, a Mass, and Lieder. |
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