Karl Weigl

Karl Ignaz Weigl (6 February 1881 – 11 August 1949) was a Jewish Austrian composer and pianist, who later became a naturalized American citizen in 1943.

[1] Weigl was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of a bank official who was also a keen amateur musician.

In 1930 he was appointed professor of theory and composition at the University of Vienna, where he succeeded Hans Gal and taught composer Mimi Wagensonner.

He emigrated to the United States of America, together with his second wife, the composer and music therapist Vally Weigl (née Pick), and their son.

[3][4][5][6] Weigl's music, which was admired by Mahler, Schoenberg and Strauss, shows the influence of Brahms, with an emphasis on polyphony.