Background
Bernheimer, Martin was born on September 28, 1936 in Munich, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Son of Paul Ernst and Louise (Nassauer) Bernheimer.
Bernheimer, Martin was born on September 28, 1936 in Munich, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Son of Paul Ernst and Louise (Nassauer) Bernheimer.
Bachelor of Music with honors, Brown University, 1958. Student, Munich Conservatory, 1959. Master of Arts in Musicology, New York University, 1961.
Free-lance music critic, since 1958. Contributing critic New York Herald Tribune, 1959-1962. Member music faculty New York University, 1959-1962.
Contributing editor Museum Courier, 1961-1964. Temporary music critic New York Post, 1961-1965. New York correspondent British Publication Opera, 1962—1965.
Los Angeles correspondent, since 1965. Correspondent West Coast British Opera Magazine, since 1965. Assistant to music editor Saturday Review, 1962-1965.
Managing editor Philharmonic Hall Program, New York City, 1962-1965. Music editor, chief critic Los Angeles Times, 1965-1996. New York correspondent British Publication Opera, since 1997.
Member faculty University Southern California, 1966-1971, music faculty University of California at Los Angeles, 1969-1975, California Institute Arts, 1975-1982, California State University, Northridge, 1978-1981, Rockefeller Program for Training of Music Critics. Member Pulitzer Prize Music Jury, 1984, 86, 90. Los Angeles correspondent for Swiss publication Opernwelt, since 1984.
Member National Opera Institute (independent selection committee 1980), Pi Kappa Lambda (honorary). M C.
Married Lucinda Pearson, September 30, 1961 (divorced February 1989). Children: Mark Richard, Nora Nicoll, Marina and Erika (twins). Married Linda Winer, September 27, 1992.