ABOUT ALEXANDRE TANSMAN
Virtuoso Polish-French pianist and neoclassical composer who was encouraged early on by Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel .
He studied music at the Łódź Conservatory and law at the University of Warsaw.
He composed the music for 'Flesh and Fantasy,' starring Barbara Stanwyck , and 'Paris Underground,' starring Constance Bennett and Gracie Fields , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
He was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Poland. His father passed away when Tansman was young.
He was able to escape Europe as Hitler's tyranny widened thanks to Charlie Chaplin , who managed to secure him a visa.
