Lukas Foss was born on August 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany as Lukas Fuchs. He was a writer, known for Chichester Psalms/Symphony #1 'Jeremiah'/Symphony #2 'The Age of Anxiety' (1977), Leonard Bernstein: Reflections (1978) and H-E Double Hockey Sticks (1999). He was married to Cornelia Brendel Foss. He died on February 1, 2009 in Bridgehampton, New ...
His early compositions use the 12-tone technique pioneered by Arnold Schoenberg, but his later works reflect a mix of styles.
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He taught composition and conducting at UCLA from 1953 to 1962. He also taught at Boston University and Tanglewood.
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In 1933, he began studying piano with Lazare Levy in Paris. In 1937, he went to the US, where he studied composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University and conducting with Serge Koussevitzky.
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He was a prolific and versatile American composer, pianist, and conductor.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wonderful World of Disney
1999
TV Series opera "Griffelkin" - 1 episode
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Joyful Noise
1961
TV Movie music: "Psalm 98"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Finally Did It
2010
Documentary
Himself Conductor
Teachers and Teaching: An Autobiographical Essay by Leonard Bernstein
1988
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
1978
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Conductor
Chichester Psalms/Symphony #1 'Jeremiah'/Symphony #2 'The Age of Anxiety'