Siegfried Landau (September 4 1921 - 20 February 2007) was a German-born American conductor. Landau was born in Berlin, the son of Ezekiel Landau, an Orthodox rabbi, and Helen (Grynberg) Landau. He studied at the Stern and Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatories in Germany. His family fled the impending Holocaust to London in 1939. In 1940 Landau came to New York City and several years later joined the faculty of the New York College of Music (now known as the New School's Mannes College) Siegfried Landau founded the Brooklyn Philharmonic, also known as the Brooklyn Philharmonia. Its first season beginning in 1955, and he conducted it until 1971. From 1961 to 1968 he also conducted for the White Plains Symphony. He and his wife, Irene Gabriel, died when a fire destroyed their Brushton, New York home ([1]). They were survived by two sons.
| Preceded by none |
Principal conductors, Brooklyn Philharmonic 1955–1971 |
Succeeded by Lukas Foss |
