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Peter Ury

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Peter Ury (3 November 1920 – 20 September 1976) was a Jewish composer, playwright and journalist. Born in Ulm, where he played the organ in the synagogue, he escaped from Nazi persecution in 1939 by emigrating to England. He translated for the British Army, worked at the Deutscher Kulturbund until 1946, taught music at Trinity College London, and was music assistant to the theatre school at the Old Vic. He composed songs and some instrumental music, and for musical theatre and the ballet. Timothy, a children's opera with a libretto by the theatre director Peter Zadek, is based on the story 'Heinzelmeier' by Theodor Storm. 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.