Jan Meyerowitz

Jan Meyerowitz
Born Hans-Hermann Meyerowitz
(1913-04-23)23 April 1913
Wrocław, Poland
Died 15 December 1998(1998-12-15) (aged 85)
Colmar, France
Nationality German, American
Occupation Composer, conductor, pianist, writer
Years active 1951–1998
Spouse(s) Marguerite Fricker
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship

Jan Meyerowitz (23 April 1913 – 15 December 1998) was a German–American composer, conductor, pianist and writer.[1]

Life

Meyerowitz was born Hans-Hermann Meyerowitz in Wrocław, the son of a manufacturer. From 1927, he studied in Berlin with Walter Gmeindl and Alexander von Zemlinsky. In 1933, he was forced to leave Germany because he was Jewish and continue his education in Rome with Ottorino Respighi, Alfredo Casella and the conductor Bernardino Molinari. In 1938, he moved to Belgium and in 1939 to the South of France, where he made contact with the French Resistance. His future wife, the singer Marguerite Fricker, helped him in Marseille to survive the Nazi occupation of France.

In 1946 Meyerowitz emigrated to the U.S. and became an assistant to Boris Goldovsky, director of the opera program at Tanglewood. In 1951 he became an American citizen. Meyerowitz taught at Brooklyn College (1956–1962) and at the City College of New York. In 1956 Meyerowitz was awarded the first of two Guggenheim Fellowships.[2] After his retirement, he returned to France where he died in Colmar.

Selected works

Compositions

Stage works

Vocal compositions

Orchestral works

Chamber music

Writings

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Allan Kozinn (26 December 1998). "Jan Meyerowitz, 85, Composer on Moral Subjects". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Jan Meyerowitz". Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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