Raphael Wallfisch, a celebrated cellist, was born in London to cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and pianist Peter Wallfisch, both Holocaust survivors.
Composition History
In 1904, Weigl co-founded the Vereinigung schaffender Tonkünstler (Association of Creative Musicians) with Gustav Mahler as honorary president, aiming to represent similar artistic values as Gustav Klimt's Secessionists.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch played chamber music with Jascha Heifetz during informal recitals at the home of his teacher, the great Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Composer Biography
Weigl considered the two years he worked under Gustav Mahler, who was Mahler's rehearsal pianist and musical assistant, to be the most instructive period of his life.
Historical Context
With Hitler's policies in place from 1933, Karl Weigl's works were blacklisted, banning all performances in the lucrative German market.
Historical Context
In 1938, the Weigl family, with assistance from organizations like the International Quaker Center, emigrated to New York, arriving on the same ship as cellist Emanuel Feuermann.
Composer Biography
Karl Weigl, born in Vienna in 1881, was the son of an assimilated Jewish family and received private music instruction from Alexander Zemlinsky at age fifteen.
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