List of émigré musicians from Nazi Europe who settled in Britain


The rise of Nazism and its aftermath led to a wave of Central European intellectuals, many of them Jewish, seeking escape abroad during the 1930s and 1940s due to persecution at home. This list details those composers, performers, publishers and musicologists who ended up living and working in Britain, where they had a significant and lasting influence on musical development.
Primarily composers
Other composers stayed for a short time in Britain before moving on elsewhere. They included Hanns Eisler, Ernst Krenek, Karol Rathaus, Ernst Toch and Kurt Weill.
Primarily conductors or performers/teachers
Pianist Artur Schnabel and cellist Emanuel Feuermann stayed for a short time in Britain before moving on.
Primarily critics or musicologists
Theodor Adorno arrived 1934 from Germany but moved on to New York in 1938.
Primarily publishers