The Music Plays On — Munch Conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra
2 min readJul 20, 2020
The Alsatian conductor, Charles Munch, was born Charles Münch in Strasbourg in 1891, which then part of the German Empire. He was from a family of musicians. His father, Ernst Münch, was an organist and choir conductor. His uncle, Eugen Münch, and brother, Fritz, were also conductors and his cousin, Hans Münch, was a composer. Charles was an excellent violinist and served as…
