Ignace Strasfogel (17 July 1909 – 6 February 1994) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor.
[1] Born in Warsaw, Strasfogel studied at the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin where he was a pupil of modernist composer Franz Schreker.
He began his career as a pianist and vocal coach; notably serving as an accompanist for prestigious artists such as Joseph Szigeti, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Lauritz Melchior among other soloists.
In America, he worked as a pianist and won fame as conductor of the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera.
In 1983, Strasfogel ended a 35-year break from composing, producing works for piano, orchestra, chamber music and songs.