Walter Susskind

Walter Susskind is a Classical artist.

Jan Walter Susskind (1 May 1913 – 25 March 1980) was a Czech-born British conductor, teacher and pianist. He began his career in his native Prague and travelled to London in March 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. He worked for substantial periods in Australia, Canada and the United States, as a conductor and teacher. Biography: Susskind was born in Prague. His father was a Viennese music critic and his Czech mother was a piano teacher. .