André Previn

Born April 6, 1929 in Berlin, died February 28, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. American pianist, conductor and composer of German descent. Taught classical piano repertoire by his music teacher father, he became a pupil at Berlin's Hochschule für Musik (Conservatory) from the age of six but, because of his Russian-Jewish background, he was forced out. Via Paris, his family settled in the USA in 1939 (naturalized 1943). Became involved in the film industry at MGM from 1946 while still a high school student.