Rudolf Schwarz (conductor)

Rudolf Schwarz CBE (29 April 1905, Vienna - 30 January 1994) 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