Beriosova, Svetlana b. September 24, 1932 d. November 10, 1998 Noted Ballerina. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1932, her family emigrated to the USA in 1940 where she was trained by her father who was a ballet dancer. She joined the Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo in 1947. Moved to England and joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company in 1950. She was appointed prima ballerina in 1955. Repertoire included: Trumpet Concert, The Prince of the Pagodas, Antigone, Perséphone, Ondine, Baiser de la fée, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, Sylvia and...[Read More] Friedhof Enzenbühl, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Plot: Grave No. 4192
Weingartner, Felix b. June 2, 1863 d. May 7, 1942 Conductor, Composer. More properly styled Paul Felix von Weingartner, Edler von Munzberg, he had a long career that saw him lead the renowned Vienna Philharmonic and record the first full preservation of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies. Born to a noble family in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was raised in Graz, Austria, from age five, initially studied music with Wilhelm Mayer-Remy, and intending to train in both music and philosophy moved to Leipzig in 1881. Soon deciding to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Friedhof Enzenbühl, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
b. September 24, 1932 d. November 10, 1998