▁Ch odor ów ▁near ▁L viv , ▁a . k . a . ▁L w ów ▁or ▁L emberg , ▁the ▁second ▁child ▁of ▁Uri ▁Is id ore , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁bank er , ▁and ▁Am el ie ▁Est her ▁Mal ka ▁Silver ; ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister . ▁Be er ▁started ▁compos ing ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁L viv ▁Conserv atory ▁during ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁years . ▁ ▁To ▁please ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁contract : ▁a ▁successful ▁year ▁of ▁law ▁studies ▁at ▁L viv ▁University ▁against ▁musical ▁education . ▁As ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁exam ▁( on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁Lex ▁Sal ica ), ▁he ▁could ▁therefore ▁apply ▁at ▁the ▁Staats ak adem ie ▁und ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁und ▁dar stell ende ▁Kunst ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁he ▁gain ▁ad mission , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁skip ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁enter ▁directly ▁in ▁the ▁master ▁classes ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Marx . ▁Following ▁this ▁success , ▁his ▁father ▁set ▁Joseph ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁two - bed room ▁a partment ▁in ▁central ▁Vienna ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁baby - grand ▁piano . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁highest ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Be er ▁joined ▁a ▁V ienn ese ▁bal let ▁company ▁as ▁conduct or ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁extens ively ▁in ▁Austria ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁While ▁on ▁tour , ▁he ▁played ▁some ▁of