Oskar Fried

Conductor

1871 – 1941

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Who was Oskar Fried?

Oskar Fried was a German conductor and composer. An admirer of Gustav Mahler, Fried was the first conductor to record a Mahler symphony. Fried also held the distinction of being the first foreign conductor to perform in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He eventually left his homeland to work in the Soviet Union after the political rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, and became a Soviet citizen in 1940.

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Born
Aug 10, 1871
Berlin
Also known as
  • Oscar Fried
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Jul 5, 1941
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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