Voldemar Rosenberg was a French composer and conductor born on October 13, 1910, in Istanbul. Known professionally as Wal-Berg, he studied piano at the Berlin Conservatory and harmony, composition, and conducting at the Paris Conservatory. His teachers included Philippe Gaubert and Pierre Monteux. Between 1932 and 1936, he orchestrated recordings for Polydor and composed songs for Marlene Dietrich, including "Moi, je m'ennuie", "Assez", and "Embrasse-moi". In 1937, he joined Pathé Marconi and worked with artists such as Jean Sablon, Josephine Baker, and Edith Piaf. During World War II, he relocated to Monte Carlo and developed the symphonic jazz format, blending works by George Gershwin with those of Claude Debussy. Post-war, he produced the radio series Musique sur la ville for the ORTF, featuring soloists like Yehudi Menuhin. Wal-Berg composed more than 300 symphonic pieces and scores for approximately 40 films, including Katia (1938). He also wrote the lyrical work Casanova and directed the musical Un violon sur le toit in 1969. Wal-Berg died on July 12, 1994, in Suresnes.
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