Walter Goehr
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Walter Goehr (28 May 1903, Berlin - 4 December 1960, Sheffield) was a German composer.
Goehr was born in Berlin. Arnold Schoenberg was his most important teacher. His first successful work was Malpopita in 1931, an opera especially designed for being broadcast. This work was scheduled for its first live performance in 6 May 2004, in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Abspannwerk Humboldt.
Goehr lost his job at Berlin Radio in 1932 because he was Jewish. He was invited to become music director for the Gramophone Company (later EMI), so he moved to London. As well as teaching composition in Britain, he also instructed pupils in conducting, one of whom was the young Wally Stott, later known as Angela Morley.
He died in the city hall, Sheffield, on 4 December 1960, immediately after conducting a performance of Handel's Messiah.
His son Alexander Goehr is a composer living in the United Kingdom.
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