Lav Mirski

Lav Mirski
Lav Mirski
	Mirski during public meeting in Slavonia.
Born	21 June 1893; Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (now Croatia)
Died	29 April 1968 (aged 74); Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia, (now Croatia)
Nationality	Croat
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Occupation	Conductor

Lav Mirski (born Leo Fritz; 21 June 1893 – 29 April 1968) was a Croatian-Jewish conductor.^[1]

Mirski was born in

Croatian National Theatre, but also in Dubrovnik, Sušak and Rijeka. He also worked in Budapest, Prague and many other European cities.^[4]

In April 1941, with the

capitulation of Italy and joined the Partisans.^[5] Later in Bari, Mirski conducted the symphony orchestras for the allied forces. In 1944 he moved to Mandatory Palestine. From 1944 to 1947, Mirski was opera, symphony and radio orchestra conductor in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. In 1947, Mirski returned to Osijek to become, again, the director of the opera at the Croatian National Theatre. In 1956, Mirski became intendant at the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek. Mirski retired in 1961.^[4]

Mirski died in Osijek on April 29, 1968 and was buried at the Saint Ana Cemetery, with other Osijek's prominent citizens.[6] In Mirski honour, square in Osijek is named after him.^[7] In 2007, city government renewed the Lav Mirski burial site.^[4]

References

^ Živaković-Kerže, Zlata; Igor Galir (2010-06-21). "Osječki spomendan 21. lipnja". Osijek (in Croatian). Retrieved 2012-07-17.
^ Kraus (1998, p. 244)
^ Mihalek (2009, p. 1)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biografija Lav Mirski". Essekeri (in Croatian). Retrieved 2012-07-17.
^ Romano (1980, p. 443)
^ (in Croatian) Ukop d.o.o. - gradska groblja Osijek: Lav Mirski, groblje Svete Ane XV-24-I-3
^ "Trg Lava Mirskog u Osijeku" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2012-07-23.