Robert Dauber (27 August 1922 – 24 March 1945) was an Austrian Jewish composer, pianist and cellist.

Life

He was born in Vienna in 1922. His father was a famous Jewish violinist

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. His mother was a

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. The whole family moved to Prague in 1936. Robert was sent to Theresienstadt concentration camp on 8 August 1942. He participated in the musical life there. He performed the cello part in the opera ''

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''. He was transported to

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on 28 September 1944. He was killed there on 24 March 1945.

Works

A ''Serenade'' for violin and piano is his only preserved composition.

References

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