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Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter, born Bruno Schlesinger on September 15, 1876, in Berlin, Kingdom
of Prussia, German Empire, died February 17, 1962, in Beverly Hills, California,
United States, was a German-born conductor, pianist, and composer. After
studying at the Stern Conservatory, Walter debuted as a pianist with the Berlin
Philharmonic in 1889 and made his conducting debut in 1894, becoming a protégé
of Gustav Mahler. Walter led musical institutions including the Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Orchestra,
the Vienna State Opera, and the Bavarian Sta...
