Background
Carlo Taube was born in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia.
Carlo Taube was born in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia.
He studied music in Vienna with Ferruccio Busoni and earned a living by performing in cafes in Vienna, Brno and Prague.
In April 1942, he conducted the first orchestra performance in the Terezín Magdeburg caserne, premiering his own Terezín Symphony. Taube gave a number of solo concerts and conducted the Terezín band and orchestra. He also performed in the café.