A chronology of Walter Wurzburger’s life
A chronology of Walter Wurzburger’s life
| Year | Activity |
| 1914 | Born - April 21st. Father organist at Frankfurt synagogue and well-known teacher. |
| 1925 | First composition (greeted with derision by family!) |
| 1928 | Started to learn the clarinet .. |
| 1929 | .. and saxophone. |
| 1932 | Entered Frankfurt Conservatory. Studied under Mátyás Seiber. |
| 1933 | Left Germany for Paris. Irregular band work. |
| 1933-38 | Earned living by band work in France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden. |
| 1938 | Stranded in Norway. Jewish committee paid fare back to Paris. |
| 1939 | Went to Singapore to play tenor saxophone. At first regarded as a friendly alien but after war started became an internee. |
| 1940-42 | Interned in Singapore and Australia. |
| 1942-45 | Joined the Australian Army. Initial job unloading munitions. |
| 1945-48 | Music degree at Melbourne University. |
| 1948 | Joined staff of University. Goossens conducted one of his compositions. |
| 1948-50 | Teaching, playing at theatre. |
| 1950 | Came to Europe by boat - toured Italy, Greece and Israel (with brother Danny). Played in a band. Came back to Paris. Went mountaineering in Switzerland. |
| 1951 | Came to London en-route back to Australia. Stayed with brother Ken. Resumed studies in London with Mátyás Seiber. Also lessons from Frederick Thurston (clarinet) at the same time as Thea King. Also took up bassoon under Dick Newton. Eventually forgot to go back. |
| 1952-53 | Settled in Earls Court, as a good Australian! Worked in Marks and Spencer as porter. Some school-teaching. Hitchhiked across Europe. |
| 1954-68 | Worked as a telephone operator with the Post Office. Taught French to employees. The 50s were unproductive musically. In the 60s he resumed composition. |
| 1966 | Married Hanna Gibianski in November. |
| 1967 | Twin daughters, Ruth and Madeleine, born in September. |
| 1968-74 | Taught clarinet and bassoon at Morely College. Peripatetic instrumental teaching, including Tiffins Boys School. |
| 1970 | Offered job teaching music theory and composition, clarinet and bassoon at Kingston Poly. |
| 1971-74 | Took conducting course at Morely College under Guy Wolfenden. |
| 1974 | In the absence of any available orchestra to conduct, founded Kingston Philharmonia. |
| 1974-91 | Conductor of Kingston Philharmonia. Ran wind band. Numerous other musical activities. |
| 1989 | 75th birthday celebrations. Series of concerts to celebrate his compositions. |
| 1991 | Retired as conductor of Kingston Philharmonia. |
| 1991-95 | Continued to compose and revise earlier works. |