William Axt

Emerging from New York City’s rich musical environment, Axt completed his secondary education at DeWitt Clinton High School before advancing to the National Conservatory of Music of America and earning a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Chicago in 1922; a period of study in Berlin under Xaver Scharwenka further refined his craft. He entered the professional arena as a conductor in lat… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources