Leo Wurmser

[1905-197?]

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"Leo Wurmser was born on October 8, 1905, in Vienna to a Scottish mother and a Jewish father. A child prodigy on both piano and cello, he demonstrated exceptional musical talent from an early age. He studied piano, cello, and composition at the Vienna State Academy under Franz Schmidt, where his abilities were so remarkable that while still in his teens, he was appointed répétiteur and assistant conductor at the Dresden Opera House under the direction of Fritz Busch and Richard Strauss. He subsequently worked with other prominent conductors including Clemens Krauss and Bruno Walter."

 

-Excerpt from "Leo Wurmser", ORT Music and the Holocaust website

 

For more information, please visit: 

https://holocaustmusic.ort.org/resistance-and-exile/leo-wurmser/

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