- Won the Pulitzer and Huntington-Hartford Prizes for his Third Symphony (1956).
- Taught at the New School for Social Research in New York (1934-36); taught at the University of Southern California (1937-48).
- Viennese composer of classical music. A self-taught pianist, he learned musical notation from a local violinist. Won the Mozart Prize in 1909, the Mendelssohn Prize the following year. Studied at Frankfurt Conservatory. Awarded PhD in 1921. Taught piano in Berlin, 1929-33. Went into exile after the Nazi takeover, first to Paris and London, eventually settling in the U.S.. Composed seven symphonies, 13 string quartets and film music in Hollywood, 1934-55.
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