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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 is survived by his wife, theatre critic [[Linda Winer]], and four children from previous marriage.<ref name="Bernheimer">{{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> He died one day after his 83rd birthday.<ref name="Bernheimer" /> |
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He died on September 29, 2019, one day after his 83rd birthday.<ref name="Bernheimer" /> |
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Martin Bernheimer (born September 28, 1936, in Munich; died September 29, 2019, in New York) 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 is survived by his wife, theatre critic Linda Winer, and four children from previous marriage.[1] He died one day after his 83rd birthday.[1]
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- ^ a b "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.
- 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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