Modest Altschuler

Modest Altschuler Isaakowitsch (* February 15, 1873 in Mogilev, † September 12, 1963 in Los Angeles ) was a native of Belarus American cellist, conductor and film composer.

Life

Altschuler was college friend of Alexander Scriabin at the Moscow Conservatory. After completing his studies in the violoncello, he emigrated to the USA around 1900. In 1903 he was in New York founder and conductor of the Russian Symphony Orchestra, where he made known, particularly Russian music. 1908 took place in New York under his leadership the world premiere of Scriabin's Le Poème de l' Extase instead. After the orchestra broke up at the beginning of the First World War, Altschuler moved to California where he worked as a teacher and conductor. From 1926 to 1931 he took over the management of the Glendale Symphony Orchestra.

Together with his brother Yakov Isaakowitsch Altschuler (* 1870), who had emigrated to America with him and called there Joe Aller, composed and also conducted Altschuler film scores, including "The Sea Hawk " (1924 ) or " Buffalo Bill Rides Again " ( 1947).