Martin Bernheimer

Martin Bernheimer (September 28, 1936 – September 29, 2019) was a German and American classical music critic. Described as "a widely respected and influential critic, who [was] particularly knowledgeable about opera and the voice", Bernheimer was the chief classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times from 1965 to 1996.

Early life and education Martin Bernheimer was born in Munich, Germany on September 28, 1936, His father was a partner of the antiques business Haus Bernheimer, while his mother was an artist; both parents were Jewish. Martin's sister later remarked that "I am sure Martin did not have any memory of Kristallnacht, when the Nazis came knocking in the middle of the night to arrest our father, kicking my brothers around while looting the apartment". Paul and his brothers were sent to the Dachau concentration camp,