Rudolph Fellner: Soldier and Pianist

Creator

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Identifier

20053192

Description

Rudolph Fellner, Camp Bowie soldier and Austrian pianist, who directed the Vienna Concert Orchestra 'before Anschluss,' will play at two Fort Worth high schools and one civic club luncheon meeting Tuesday. Fellner, a member of the Second Field Artillery Observation Battalion of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, will appear before the Fort Worth Lions Club at Hotel Texas at noon and at the North Side and Riverside High Schools Tuesday afternoon. He played at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday. He is shown seated at the piano, dressed in military uniform, facing to his right and smiling for the camera. The Camp Bowie soldier was born in Vienna in 1917. He studied advanced music and psychology at the University of Vienna after completing high school. He conducted at the State Academy of Music and later the Vienna Concert Orchestra and the Vienna Choral Association. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, March 31, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-03-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1480

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Pianists; Pianos; Soldiers; Military uniforms