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Walter Susskind

1913 - 1980

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Jan Walter Susskind (1 May 1913 – 25 March 1980) was a Czech-born British conductor, teacher and pianist. He began his career in his native Prague and travelled to London in March 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. He worked for substantial periods in Australia, Canada and the United States, as a conductor and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Susskind is the 1,309th most popular composer (down from 1,291st in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 716th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Czech Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Walter Susskind ranks 1,309 out of 1,451. Before him are John Kander, Gavin Bryars, Mychael Danna, Horatio Parker, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, and Elza Ibrahimova. After him are Cemal Reşit Rey, Vladimír Franz, Mariano Mores, David Raksin, Harry Warren, and Humphrey Searle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Walter Susskind ranks 345. Before him are Fritz Keller, Ellen Albertini Dow, François Bourbotte, Franz Berghammer, Michael Foot, and Fritz Fromm. After him are Douglas Slocombe, Harry Voigt, Mary Frizzell, Fred Davis, Dave Albritton, and Lawrence H. Aller. Among people deceased in 1980, Walter Susskind ranks 265. Before him are Gumercindo Gómez, Félix Welkenhuysen, Walter Rodney, David A. Johnston, Louis Neefs, and Mustapha Choukri. After him are Olivia Manning, John McEwen, Marc Connelly, Barbara Loden, Dorothy Stratten, and Clyfford Still.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Walter Susskind ranks 747 out of 1,200. Before him are Michal Bílek (1965), Daniela Peštová (1970), Pavel Kuka (1968), Jaroslav Tuček (1882), Karel Senecký (1919), and Jiří Němec (1966). After him are Jaromír Blažek (1972), Verner Lička (1954), Božena Srncová (1925), Vlastimil Petržela (1953), Hugo Simon (1942), and Vladimír Franz (1959).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Walter Susskind ranks 58. Before him are Christoph Demantius (1567), Petr Eben (1929), František Škroup (1801), Rudolf Friml (1879), Wenzel Müller (1767), and August Wilhelm Ambros (1816). After him are Vladimír Franz (1959), and Karel Husa (1921).

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