Efrem Kurtz
Efrem Kurtz (November 7, 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russia – June 27, 1995, London) was a Russian conductor. His work in Monte Carlo included conducting the premiere of Gaîté Parisienne. Kurtz later moved to the United States, and became a citizen of that country in 1944. He was music director of the Kansas City Philharmonic from 1943 to 1948. He held the same post with the Houston Symphony from 1948 to 1954. He also conducted a number of film scores, including Jacques Ibert's score for Orson Welles' Macbeth. From 1955 to 1957, Kurtz was music director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic jointly with John Pritchard. Thereafter he took a number of guest conducting posts, including engagements with orchestras in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union where he returned for the first time in 1966. Kurtz was married three times. He was married to the American flautist Elaine Shaffer until her death in 1973. After her death, Kurtz married Mary Lynch, who survived him. [source from Wikipedia]
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Wieniawski, Henryk
Mendelssohn, Felix
Shostakovich, Dmitri