Tandler, Adolf

Conductor of the Los Angeles, California Symphony Orchestra, the predecessor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Adolf Tandler was born in Viena, Austria on November 2, 1875. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1908 to play string quartet in the Alexandria Hotel. Within five years, Tandler was conducting for the Los Angeles, Symphony Orchestra, which he did until its dissolution in 1920. He also served as conductorof the International Music Festival in Salzburg, Germany. Tandler played viola for the Philharmonic Orchestra until his retirement in 1051. On the side, he worked with Howard Hughes and a few other film corporations on musical scores. He was uncredited, but assisted on the soundtracks for Scarface (1932) and Hell's Angels (1930).

Tandler married twice, first to Catherine Tandler, and the two had two children, Hedwig Tandler and Adolf Tandler, Jr. He then remarried Hazel Tandler, and the two had a daughter, Hella Tandler. Tandler died by suicide, while mercy killing his daughter Hella, on September 20, 1953 near Eagle Rock in Los Angeles.

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Genealogy files about "Adolf Tandler." Accessed on October 12, 2021 on FamilySearch.org.

Joe, Walker. 2012. "Adolph Tandler (1874-1953) - Find A Grave". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85530447/adolph-tandler.