Ruth Schonthal
Born: 27th June 1924, Hamburg, Germany
Died: 11th July 2006, Scarsdale, New York
Nationality: German-born American
Ruth Esther Hadassah Schonthal was an acclaimed classical composer, pianist, and teacher. Born in Germany, she lived in the U.S. for most of her life. After she moved to the U.S. she dropped the umlaut from the name Schönthal. She came to study composition at Yale University in 1946. After her marriage in 1950 she lived first in New York City and then in New Rochelle.
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