Carlo Taube

Carlo Sigmund Taube (4 July 1897 – 3 October 1944) was a Czech Jewish pianist, composer and conductor.

Carlo Taube was born in the region of Galicia on 4 July 1897.

He studied music in Vienna with Ferruccio Busoni and earned a living by performing in cafes in Vienna, Brno and Prague.

Taube, his wife Erika and their child were deported from Prague to the Terezín (Theresienstadt Ghetto) on 10 December 1941.

Taube gave a number of solo concerts and conducted the Terezín band and orchestra.