Robert Scholz (pianist)

Robert Scholz
Born	(1902-10-16)16 October 1902 Steyr, Austrian-Hungary
Died	11 October 1986(1986-10-11) (aged 83) Taipei, Taiwan
Citizenship	Austria United States
Occupations	Pianist conductor composer pedagogue

Robert Scholz (Chinese: 蕭滋; pinyin: Xiāo Zī; 16 October 1902 – 11 October 1986) was an Austrian-born American pianist, conductor, composer and teacher. He achieved fame as a pianist, especially in Austria during the Twenties and Thirties in a piano duo with his brother Heinz Scholz with whom he also published the first authoritative collection of Mozart’s works for piano. After emigrating to the United States in 1938 he became a well-known conductor and founder of the American Chamber Orchestra in New York. In 1963 the US State Department invited him to teach in Taiwan as part of a scholarly exchange program. Here he achieved lasting fame as a conductor and especially as the founding father of Taiwan's piano tradition. Most influential piano professors in Taiwan today can trace their roots back to his teachings. He died in Taipei in 1986.