Peter Ury

Peter Ury (3 November 1920 – 20 September 1976) was a Jewish composer, playwright and journalist. Another collaboration with Zadek was Der Judaskuss (The Kiss of Judas), a miracle play with music. Ury also worked with the dancers Lotte and Ernest Berk, providing music for ballet productions, including The Family Suite.

Ury was the London correspondent for the regional West Deutsche Rundfunk radio station in Cologne for many years. In 1950 he married Sylvia Unger (1926–1998), another Nazi refugee and the daughter of the German playwright Alfred H. Unger. In the 1970s they were living at 16 Daleham Gardens, London NW3. There were three children, including the activist, author and artist Tanya Ury.

The Piano Sonata, Lullaby for Tanya and some of the songs have been published by NovaScribe Editions in Canada. Ury's personal papers are held at the Wiener Holocaust Library. The Enchanted Apple, ballet (1951) The Family Suite, ballet (1949) Four Elderberry Songs Judas Passion Kinderlieder (Children's Songs), 23 songs with piano accompaniment The Kiss of Judas, miracle play with music (published 1976) Lullaby for Tanya for piano Piano Sonata in three movements Serenade for Strings Singspiel Der Judaskuss Symphony No. 1 (incomplete) Three Songs for Shoshanah Timothy, children's opera (libretto Peter Zadek)