Gerard Hoffnung


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Born: 1925 — Berlin — Germany
Died: 1959 — London — England
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Did not compose himself, but commissioned foremost composers of his day.

Life

Artist, teacher, caricaturist, musician and tuba player. Became famous as organiser of The Hoffnung Music Festival Concerts (first held 1956), which consisted of music caricatures.

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