Person Open DS/UK/1113 Alwin; Carl (15 April 1891-15 October 1945); German orchestra conductor Alwin Carl 15 April 1891-15 October 1945 German orchestra conductor Male (cisgender) Karl Alwin | Alwin Oskar Pinkus Königsberg, Prussia (now Russia - born)

German Musician; Conductor White White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) Heterosexual Carl Alwin was a German orchestra conductor. Alwin studied philosophy, literature and music in Berlin alongside his friends Engelbert Humperdinck and Hugo Kaun. After his education, he worked from 1910 at the Berlin Court Opera and from 1912 in Bayreuth as an assistant. He then started his career as a conductor in 1913 in Halle, 1914 in Poznan, 1915–1917 in Düsseldorf and then until 1920 in Hamburg. From 1920 to 1938 he conducted at the Vienna State Opera until after the takeover by the Nazis due to a professional disqualification became unoccupied. Because of his Jewish origin, Alwin had to emigrate to the United States. He worked for the Chicago Civic Opera but after the season of 1939/40, he moved to Mexico and conducted in Mexico City at the Opera Nacional from 1941 until his death there in 1945. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alwin (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/16/2012 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 acbed206-bc5c-4426-b8d1-d2a0ec97a132