Rudolf Schwarz (conductor)
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Rudolf Schwarz was an Austrian conductor. He was born in Vienna, studied with Professor Robert and the composer Hans Gál and made his conducting debut in Dusseldorf in 1924. He moved to Karlsruhe in 1927 as first conductor but was dismissed by the Nazis in April 1933 because he was a Jew. He was imprisoned by the Nazis,in 1939 - 40, doing forced labour from 1941 and re-arrested in 1942; deported to Auschwitz May 1943 and ending up in Belsen concentration camp in 1945. After the end of World War II he moved to England, where he held conducting positions with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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| Preceded by: Montague Birch |
Principal Conductors, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 1947–1951 |
Succeeded by: Charles Groves |
| Preceded by: George Weldon |
Principal Conductors and Music Directors, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1951–1957 |
Succeeded by: Andrzej Panufnik |
| Preceded by: Malcolm Sargent |
Principal Conductors, BBC Symphony Orchestra 1957–1963 |
Succeeded by: Antal Doráti |
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