Biography of Gerhard Maasz (1906-1984)

Born in Hamburg, son of a violinist

Studies at Leipzig conservatory with Graener, Krehl and others

Chapel master of Radio symphonic orchestra Hamburg

Musical referent of the maindepartment for music at the Cultural office of Reichsjugendführung in Berlin

Head of national orchestra of gau Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern in Stuttgart

After war being on a blacklist of the US-military government, due to his history with NSDAP, he worked with a dance orchestra and was clerk at NWDR

Moves to Ronco sopra Ascona (Switzerland)

Head of the International Bach-Week of adult education center Herzberg

Dies in Ronco sopra Ascona