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Oral history interview with Hugo Burghauser, 1980

Creator: Burghauser, Hugo, 1896-
Project: Austrian project.
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Phys. Desc. :sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Musician

Scope and Contents

Member of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 1933-1938: effects of economic and political crises, introduction of guest conductors; Nazi invasion of Austria, 1938; flight to Hungary and later to Canada; teacher at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, 1938-1941; emigration to United States; member, National Broadcasting Corporation orchestra, 1941-1943; awards and publications

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