About
Musician who was also the author of The Seven Searchers and Other Poems when he was 12.
Before Fame
He fled to Basel after studying and teaching in Cologne, Germany, because of the rise of the Nazis.
Trivia
He strongly supported Casals and signed on for the cellist's first festival.
Family Life
He was born in Altstätten, Switzerland, and died in Locarno, Switzerland.
Associated With
He was a respected educator who was known for teaching such future luminaries as Karl Engel, Arie Vardi, and Alfred Brendel .
