Bernhard Eichhorn

Bernhard Eichhorn (17 April 1904 – 6 February 1980) was a German composer, who produced a number of film scores. Eichhorn was born in Schortewitz. In 1927, he joined the Universität und Akademie für Tonkunst in Munich, under Arthur Kutscher. In 1927/28, he was Korrepetitor at the Bavarian State Opera and afterwards Kapellmeister at the Bayerische Landesbühne. From 1934 to 1944, he was music director at the Staatstheater Dresden. From 1945 to 1947, Eichhorn was Kapellmeister at the Städtische Bühnen München. Since then, he lived as a freelance composer for film, radio, television and the stage.He died in Miesbach.