Bruno Walter

German-born pianist, composer, and conductor (born September 15, 1876 in Berlin, Germany; died February 17, 1962, Beverly Hills, California, USA (aged 85). He moved to Austria, then France, then settled in the US in 1939. He has led such orchestras as Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Deutschen Oper Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He also…