Lukas Foss

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Lukas Foss

Communications

#3527

World Rank

#4953

Historical Rank

#1546

USA Rank

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Lukas Foss's Degrees

• Bachelors Composition Curtis Institute of Music
• Masters Composition Curtis Institute of Music

Why Is Lukas Foss Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Lukas Foss was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Career Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with Julius Goldstein [Herford] in Berlin at the age of six. His parents were Hilde and the philosopher and scholar Martin Foss. He moved with his family to Paris in 1933, where he studied piano with Lazare Lévy, composition with Noël Gallon, orchestration with Felix Wolfes, and flute with Marcel Moyse. In 1937 he moved with his parents and brother to the United States, where his father changed the family name to Foss. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, with Isabelle Vengerova , Rosario Scalero and Fritz Reiner .

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Lukas Foss?

Lukas Foss is affiliated with the following schools:

• Harvard University
• University of California, Berkeley
• Boston University
• University at Buffalo
• Yale University
• Curtis Institute of Music
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Princeton University
• Columbia University