Person Open DS/UK/12876 Baumgartner; Paul (21 July 1903-19 October 1976); Swiss pianist Baumgartner Paul 21 July 1903-19 October 1976 Swiss pianist Male (cisgender) Altstätten, Switzerland (born)

Swiss Music | Piano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Paul Baumgartner was a Swiss pianist. He studied piano and composition with Walter Braunfels in the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and with Eduard Erdmann in Köln where he subsequently taught. Fleeing from the rise of the Nazis, he took up residence in Basel, in Switzerland again, where he taught in the conservatory. He was one of the musicians who rallied around the cellist Casals and played in the first Casals festival. He was also a teacher, having trained pupils including Alfred Brendel, Karl Engel, Arie Vardi, Peter Efler and the conductor Günter Wand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baumgartner (2023) 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 RAHdroberts 2/19/2014 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 5e04de57-3a8f-4195-a8fb-5e75749395b7