page_title: Walter Bricht
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Walter Bricht / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Young Walter Bricht with his family
context_page_description: Walter Bricht was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
context_section_description: Born in Vienna, Bricht was exposed to multiple musical influences from his youth. His father, Balduin Bricht, was a music critic for the Volkszeitung, a newspaper in Vienna. His mother, Agnes Pylleman Bricht was a concert singer and pianist, and became his first teacher. His talent was recognized early on. Bricht received his first piano lesson at age four, and began composing piano pieces and songs by age twelve. He was educated at the Vienna Academy for Music, graduating in 1928 with degrees in composition, conducting and piano. Bricht was a student of famed composer Franz Schmidt.
caption: Walter (center) with sister Franziska (left), mother Agnes (right) and father Balduin Bricht (standing; ca; 1906)
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