An Excellent Dumping Ground for the Central European Rejects': Refugee Teachers at the Melbourne University Conservatorium in the 1930s

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Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 23, 3 (2017)

Author(s) Albrecht Dumling AbstractFrom January to November 1938, the University of Melbourne's Ormond Professor of Music Bernard Heinze undertook an extensive concert tour of the USA and Europe in order to broaden his knowledge and make a name for himself as a conductor outside Australia. In Los Angeles he heard Otto Klemperer, but was unimpressed. In New York he went to a concert featuring the conductor Maurice Abravanel that only confirmed his negative opinion. In contrast, Heinze proudly reported the positive reaction to his own concerts in Europe, where he had clearly flaunted his British nationality: 'Every night, with my prayers, I repeat fervently, 'Long Live England and God Save the King', and thank you for making me a Britisher.' In Europe, Heinze was exposed to political discussion, which kept returning to the German occupation of Austria and the threat of war. When they heard of his influential position in Australia, many Jewish musicians approached him, but he saw no way to help them.
Year2017
Pages533-551