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Oskar Fried

German composer and conductor (1871-1941) · Musicians · Died at 69

Oskar Fried was a German conductor and composer. He was known as a great admirer of Gustav Mahler, whose works he performed many times throughout his life. Fried was also the first conductor to record a Mahler symphony.

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He held the distinction of being the first foreign conductor to perform in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution (1922). He eventually left his homeland in 1933 to work in the Soviet Union after the political rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, and became a Soviet citizen in 1940.

Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1941 · aged 69