This purpose of this web site is to reawaken interest in the life and work of Ignatz Waghalter (1881-1949), the Polish-German and Jewish composer and conductor who has recently been described as “one of the most unjustly forgotten musicians of interwar Europe.”
Drawing upon a substantial archive of written documents, musical scores, photographs, old recordings and press clippings – which Waghalter himself managed to save when he fled Europe in 1937 – this site will make available to readers and researchers remarkable material relating to both to Waghalter and the times in which he lived.
This site will also keep viewers informed about events and developments in the unfolding story of the rediscovery of Waghalter’s extraordinary legacy as a composer, conductor, writer and politically-engaged artist.