Willy Burkhard (17 April 1900 – 18 June 1955) was a Swiss composer and academic teacher, influential in both capacities.
His works include an opera, oratorios, cantatas, and many instrumental genres from piano pieces to symphonies.
[4] After Leipzig, he moved on to Munich to study with Walter Courvoisier[4] and later to Paris to work with Max d'Ollone.
He composed an opera, Die Schwarze Spinne based on Gotthelf's novella The Black Spider.
His orchestral music was often dedicated to Paul Sacher's Sinfonietta, including a Violin Concerto, and two symphonies.