Walter Schulthess
Walter Schulthess (24 July 1894 – 23 June 1971) was a Swiss conductor and composer.
Walter Schulthess
- Born
- 1894 · Zurich.
- Died
- 1971 · Zurich.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- composer
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Walter Schulthess. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q4527615 · wikipedia · Walter Schulthess
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
The documentary record
Statements marked “Documentary record” are set in the article beside the passage they confirm. Each is read from the authority records of the institutions named here; select “Prove” to see the record it was read from, where in that record, and when.
Institutions cited
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Not stated by the sources cited: nationality
Complete reading chain (JSON)In this article
Biography
Schulthess was born in Zürich into the Schulthess family, a wealthy and renowned merchant family which ran a bakery and Konditorei (confectionery) at the Rüdenplatz in Zürich, to which belonged educator and philanthropist Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess. He studied in Munich and Berlin, then returned to Zürich. He wrote instrumental and vocal music, and according to Nicolas Slonimsky "excelled in lyric songs, in a style resembling Othmar Schoeck's." He was married to the violinist Stefi Geyer from 1920 until her death in 1956, and with her and Paul Sacher founded the Collegium Musicum Zürich chamber orchestra in 1941. In later life he became more involved in musical organization, serving as president of the jury for the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, from its inception in 1963 until 1969. He died in his home city of Zürich, aged 76.
Documentary record
Walter Schulthess, a composer and conductor, was born on 24 July 1894 in Zurich and died on 23 June 1971 in Zurich. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Walter Schulthess, revision 1370779535 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 04 September 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Walter RolandPerson
- Walter ScharfPerson
- Walter SchmidingerPerson
- Walter SchreifelsPerson
- Walter SchumannPerson
- Walter StedingPerson
- Walter SteffensPerson
- Walter Stillman MartinPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Walter Schulthess?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.