Michael Danzinger

Austrian composer and pianist. Born 17 October 1914 in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire, died 20 August 2007 in Vienna, Austria. He was born into a musical familly that originated from Gottesgab (today Boží Dar, Czechia), his father was a member of Wiener Philharmoniker. Danziger studied philosophy, Latin and gymnastics in Vienna and learned to play piano and violin. After World War II, he started to work for Austria's broadcasting cooperation ORF. He formed a band with which he toured the world during the 1960s, including countries like China. Later on, he started the TV show "Senioren-Club" where he performed for an older audience. He was often accompanied by Robert Stolz. In his whole carreer he recorded 38 LPs for the Austrian Label Amadeo.