Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1897 May 29 | Born, Brno, Moravia (now Czech Republic) to Julius and Josephine Korngold |
| 1902 | Started studying piano with Emil Lamm |
| 1906 | Began composition study with Robert Fuchs |
| 1908 | Began composition study with Alexander Zemlinsky on Gustav Mahler's recommendation |
| 1909 | Early works privately published and distributed by Julius Korngold |
| 1910 | Premiered first compositions in public B. Schott Söhne becomes Korngold's publisher |
| 1911 | Wrote Schauspiel overture, first orchestral work |
| 1914 | Completed operas Violanta and Der Ring des Polykrates |
| 1920 | Premiere, Die Tote Stadt , Hamburg and Cologne |
| 1924 | Married Luise "Luzi" von Sonnenthal |
| 1927 | Premiere, Das Wunder der Heliane , Hamburg |
| 1929 | First collaboration with Max Reinhardt on Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) Die Fledermaus |
| 1934 | Arrived in Hollywood to compose and arrange the film score for Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer night's dream |
| 1937 | Won Academy Award for Anthony Adverse (1936) film score Wrote first draft of the Concerto for Violin , revised in 1945 and premiered by Jascha Heifetz in February 1947 |
| 1938 | Won Academy Award for The Adventures of Robin Hood film score Korngold family immigrated to the United States after the Anschluss |
| 1943 | Became an American citizen |
| 1945 | Death of Julius Korngold |
| 1949 | Returned to Europe for the first time since 1934 for the premiere of Symphonic Serenade , op. 39 |
| 1956 | Suffered a severe stroke |
| 1957 November 29 | Died, Hollywood, CA |