Bruno Walter (Bruno Walter Schlesinger) (September 15, 1876 - February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor and composer. He was born in Berlin, but moved to several countries between 1933 and 1939, finally settling in the United States in 1939. He began using Walter as his surname in 1896, and officially upon naturalising to Austria in 1911. Wikipedia
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I first encountered Bruno Walter when I was playing with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1946. robertmeyer.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/bruno-walter-an-extr...
...Der Bruno Walter Nachlass in der Universittsbibliothek der Universitt fr Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien Kurzbeschreibung des Bestandes ... www.mdw.ac.at/bib/BW/BW_Page/Walter_NL.html
Born in Berlin on September 15, 1876, Bruno Walter began his musical education at the age of eight at the Stern Conservatory. When he was nine, he made his first public appearance as a pianist. Following visits to one of Hans von Bülow's concerts in 188 www.sonyclassical.com/artists/walter/bio.html