The Art and Life of Rudolph Schirmer

An Artist and a Gentleman, Rudolph Schirmer left a rich legacy of creative works - poetry, fiction, non-fiction, music - and me, his only child. This chronicle is a collaborative celebration of his life and imagination.
Liane Schirmer, 2009

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Italian Years - Scalero


After the war, Rudolph decided to return to Italy and study composition with Rosario Scalero, who had been his professor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Scalero had also taught Sam Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti.
The "Maestro" is fourth from the left. His daughter, the author and translator Liliana Scalero, stands to his left.

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