Born in Blumenthal, near Bremen, Germany, he studied composition with Paul Hindemith at the Berlin Hochschule für Music beginning in 1928.
From 1938 he taught at the Volksmusikschule Berlin-Neukölln. During the early part of the second world war he served as a military band clarinetist. When his pianistic abilities were noticed by the Musikmeister, he was put on detached duties as a pianist/accompanist for "Lazarettenkonzerte", concerts for recuperating wounded officers.He was based for some time near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where he made the acquaintance of Richard Strauss. When the war ended, he was offered a post at the Munich Musikhochschule. This was blocked by the American authorities, and so, from 1946 to 1957 he taught at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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VIDEO: Harald Genzmer: Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Chamber recital featuring "Formosa Trio"
Viola - Tze-Ying Wu
Harp - Joy Yeh
Flute- Pei-San Chiu
March 28, 2012, Ford-Crawford Hall
Indiana University Bloomington- Jacobs School of Music
