the British and American sectors at Kaiserplatz (today called , in Wilmersdorf, a borough of Berlin) and drove through. This caused the sentries to open fire on the car killing Borchard instantly. The British driver and Borchard's partner Ruth Andreas-Friedrich survived. As a result of this incident, it was decided to mark military checkpoints more prominently so that hand signals were not required. Memorials In 1943 Gottfried von Einem dedicated his Capriccio for Orchestra, op. 2 to him. Borchard also conducted the world premiere with the Berlin Philharmonic on 11 March 1943. In October 1988, a Berlin memorial plaque was unveiled on former the home of Andreas-Friedrich and Borchard. In April 1990, the music school in the Berlin district of Steglitz was named the Leo-Borchard-Musikschule (Leo Borchard Music School). Today it is considered the largest music school in Germany. On 5 and 6 September 1995 Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic marked the anniversary of Borchard's death with performances of Mahler's 6th Symphony. Recordings Boccherini – Minuet Delibes – Mazurka & Valse Lente from Coppelia Françaix – Piano Concertino Glazounov – Stenka Razin* Puccini – orchestral selection from Tosca Rebikov – Berceuse Suppé – Overture to Banditenstreiche Tchaikovsky – Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet*; Excerpts from The Nutcracker Wagner – Wotan's Farewell Weber – Overture Oberon* (*broadcasts from June 1945) Notes References 1899 births 1945 deaths German male conductors (music) Naturalized citizens of Germany Russian people of German descent Soviet emigrants to Germany German resistance members 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians Deaths by firearm in Germany Accidental deaths in Germany