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His career writing about music began in [[New York City|New York]], writing for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', working as an assistant to [[Irving Kolodin]] at the ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]'', and landing the position of music critic at the ''[[New York Post]]''. In 1965 he moved to [[Los Angeles]] where he worked as the chief music and dance critic for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. During his thirty years with that paper, he was twice the recipient of [[ASCAP]]'s [[Deems Taylor Award]] (1974 and 1978) and in 1982 won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Criticism. From 1996 until his semi-retirement in 2017, Bernheimer's work appeared mainly in ''[[Opera_(magazine)|Opera]]'' magazine and the ''[[Financial Times]]''. Bernheimer lectured frequently and provided commentary for opera broadcasts. |
His career writing about music began in [[New York City|New York]], writing for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', working as an assistant to [[Irving Kolodin]] at the ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]'', and landing the position of music critic at the ''[[New York Post]]''. In 1965 he moved to [[Los Angeles]] where he worked as the chief music and dance critic for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. During his thirty years with that paper, he was twice the recipient of [[ASCAP]]'s [[Deems Taylor Award]] (1974 and 1978) and in 1982 won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Criticism. From 1996 until his semi-retirement in 2017, Bernheimer's work appeared mainly in ''[[Opera_(magazine)|Opera]]'' magazine and the ''[[Financial Times]]''. Bernheimer lectured frequently and provided commentary for opera broadcasts. |
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Berheimer had four children, who survived him. At the time of his death he was married to theatre critic [[Linda Winer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-09-29/martin-bernheimer-pulitzer-prize-music-critic-obit|title=Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83|date=Sep 29, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Sep 30, 2019}}</ref> |
Berheimer had four children, who survived him. At the time of his death, he was married to theatre critic [[Linda Winer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-09-29/martin-bernheimer-pulitzer-prize-music-critic-obit|title=Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83|date=Sep 29, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Sep 30, 2019}}</ref> |
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He died on 29 September 2019, 1 day after his 83rd birthday.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-09-29/martin-bernheimer-pulitzer-prize-music-critic-obit Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83]</ref> |
He died on 29 September 2019, 1 day after his 83rd birthday.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-09-29/martin-bernheimer-pulitzer-prize-music-critic-obit Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:22, 30 September 2019
Martin Bernheimer (September 28, 1936 – September 29, 2019) was an American music critic. He studied at Brown University and the Hochschule für Musik in Munich as well as with the musicologist Gustave Reese at New York University.
His career writing about music began in New York, writing for the New York Herald Tribune, working as an assistant to Irving Kolodin at the Saturday Review, and landing the position of music critic at the New York Post. In 1965 he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as the chief music and dance critic for the Los Angeles Times. During his thirty years with that paper, he was twice the recipient of ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award (1974 and 1978) and in 1982 won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. From 1996 until his semi-retirement in 2017, Bernheimer's work appeared mainly in Opera magazine and the Financial Times. Bernheimer lectured frequently and provided commentary for opera broadcasts.
Berheimer had four children, who survived him. At the time of his death, he was married to theatre critic Linda Winer.[1]
He died on 29 September 2019, 1 day after his 83rd birthday.[2]
Sources
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83". Los Angeles Times. Sep 29, 2019. Retrieved Sep 30, 2019.
- ^ Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83
- Fischer, Heinz Dietrich and Fischer, Erika J. (eds.), "Bernheimer, Martin", Complete biographical encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize winners, 1917-2000, Walter de Gruyter, 2002, p. 20. ISBN 3-598-30186-3
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