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Thursday 02-Jul-2009

Writer and film historian Brendan Carroll traces the extraordinary career of Viennese composer Max Steiner, whose scores for legendary Hollywood films such as King Kong, Gone with the wind and Casablanca made him one of the most influential figures in history of film music. His father Gabor created huge Ferris wheel at the Prater. As a child, Max was taught by Brahms and his godfather was Richard Strauss. In Hollywood from 1929, he composed over 100 film scores, won three Academy Awards and was nominated a further 18 times, making him one of the most decorated composers in movie history.

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  Middle Ages (373-1453)

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  Brendan Carroll,

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  The Austrian Cultural Forum London promotes cultural contacts between the UK and Austria by organising events and supporting artists and projects in the fields of music, performing arts, literature, film and visual arts as well as through academic symposia and public discussion. It provides a venue in central London for recitals, lectures, conferences and visual arts.

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