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André Previn

André Previn was renowned for his work as a classical conductor, jazz pianist and composer of film scores, as well as his TV appearances. Born in in Berlin, Previn's family encouraged his love of music. He was instructed in piano at the Berlin Hochschule and he often played Beethoven symphonies at home with his lawyer father. His Jewish family emigrated from Nazi Germany in 1939 and lived first in Paris and then in Los Angeles. At the age of 14 Previn started work orchestrating and arranging film music at MGM and composed his first film score when he was just 18 for 'The Sun Come...