May 29th 1897, Brno – November 29th 1957, Hollywood
Born in an assimilated Jewish home in Brno, the Czech Republic [ but then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire], Erich was the son of the music critic Julius Korngold. He studied music under Alexander von Zemlinsky and Robert Fuchs. Gustav Mahler, upon meeting the young Erich, called him a “musical genius.” Richard Strauss also [...] Continue Reading…
