Nicholas Goldschmidt

Nicholas Goldschmidt, CC (1908-2004) made an extraordinary impact on the spread of classical music in Canada. A Moravian-born conductor, pianist and vocalist trained at the Vienna Academy of Music, Goldschmidt moved to Toronto in 1946. Over the following decades, he held directorships at institutions across the country, incluing being the founding music director of CBC Opera and music director at the University of British Columbia.