Ludwig Streicher

[2] Streicher graduated in 1940 and spent the next four years serving as principal bass at the Kraków National Theater.

In 1945, he escaped on foot[2] and joined the Vienna Philharmonic, spending 19 years (1954 - 1973) as principal.

During this time, he claimed to have hitched a ride in a Russian tank to audition for the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.

The raging success took him to the Middle East, America, Africa, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

After the tour, Streicher devoted his time to instructing young students at the Vienna Musical Theater Academy and at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía College of Music) in Madrid.