Ingolf dahl biography of barack

Ingolf Dahl (June 9, 1912 – August 6, 1970) was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.

Biography

Born in Hamburg, Germany to a German father and a Swedish mother, his birth name was Walter Ingolf Marcus.^[1] He studied with Philipp Jarnach at the Hochschule für Musik Köln (1930-32). Leaving Germany where the Nazi Party was coming to power, he continued his studies at the University of Zürich with Volkmar Andreae and Walter Frey. Living with relatives and working at the Zurich Opera for more than six years, he rose from an internship to the rank of assistant conductor. He served as a vocal coach and chorus master for the world premieres of Alban Berg'sLulu and Paul Hindemith'sMathis der Maler.^[1]

After Switzerland became hostile to Jewish refugees and his role at the Opera was restricted to playing in the orchestra, Dahl emigrated to the United States in 1939.^[2] There he used the name Ingolf Dahl, b Ingolf Dahl - Chicago Symphony Orchestra!