George Horner (

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, September 15, 1923 - April 23, 2015) was a Czech born pianist and later cardiopulmonologist at

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Biography

In 1942, Horner his parents and sister were sent to Terezin, the "show" concentration camp northwest of Prague. Horner played piano and accordion for composer

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and cabaret artist

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. The family was sent to Auschwitz where the rest of his family were killed. Horner survived the death march after the camp was abandoned and returned to Prague to finish his studies. After emigrating to Australia to earn his medical degree, he then moved with his wife and sons to America in 1964. On 22 October 2013 he performed

's cabaret tunes at

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with Yo-Yo Ma. Horner died April 23, 2015, in

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