Leo Borchard ( Lev Lvovich Borgard , German: Leo Borchard , according to G. Ionkis , real name Krasnov [3] ; March 31, 1899 , Moscow - August 23, 1945 , Berlin ) - German conductor of Russian origin.
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Born in a German family in Moscow. He received a musical education in St. Petersburg . Since 1920, he lived in Germany, studied under Eduard Erdman and Hermann Scherchen . He was an assistant to Otto Klemperer at Kroll Opera . In 1930 he replaced Herman Scherchen at the orchestra of the Radio of East Prussia. He was considered a specialist in the Russian repertoire, as well as in the works of Bach and Beethoven. He made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1933 . He was friends with the composer Boris Blyacher , wrote the libretto for the oratorio of Blyacher "The Grand Inquisitor " (according to Dostoevsky ). During the Second World War he participated in the Resistance movement, together with the journalist Ruth Andreas-Friedrich, with whom he lived in a civil marriage, led the underground group "Uncle Emil" ( German: Onkel Emil ).
May 26, 1945 conducted the first concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra after the liberation of Germany from Nazism, performed the Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky . A week later, the decision of the Berlin magistrate was approved by the music director of the orchestra. Borchard managed to hold 22 concerts. After the last of them, the car in which he was driving, by misunderstanding, drove to the prohibition signal of the post of American troops and was fired upon, Borchard died.
Borchard records made in 1934-35 and 1945 are preserved. Compiled from the works of Weber , Tchaikovsky and Glazunov, the album was released in modern times. In 1990, the name Borchard was assigned to a music school in Berlin.
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- ↑ 1 2 3 4 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 121414639 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ G. Ionkis, B. Kandel. Unsung Heroes // Notes on Jewish History, No. 6 (55), 2005.