George Schick

George Schick (September 28, 1908 in Prague – March 7, 1985 in Manhattan) was a Czechoslovakian conductor, vocal coach, accompanist, and music educator.

He served as accompanist for Richard Tauber on his 1946/7 tour of North, Central and South America, also for Elizabeth Schumann, including what proved to be some of her last recordings in New York in 1950.

He spent the latter years of his career serving as the President of the Manhattan School of Music from 1969-1976.

In 1958 he joined the conducting staff of the Metropolitan Opera, and remained with the Met for the next eleven years.

He left the Metropolitan Opera in 1969 to become the President of the Manhattan School of Music, a post he held until his retirement in 1976.