Leó Weiner was born in Budapest. He had his first music and piano lessons from his brother, and later studied at the Academy of Music in Budapest, studying with János (Hans) Koessler. While there, he won numerous prizes, including: the Franz Liszt Stipend, the Volkmann Prize, and the Erkel Prize, all for one composition: his Serenade, Op. 3.
In 1908, he became a theory teacher at the Budapest Academy of Music. He was appointed Professor of Composition in 1912 and Professor of Chamber Music in 1920. In 1949 he became Emeritus Professor, but he continued to teach until the end of his life. He died in Budapest.
Among Weiner's notable compositions are a string trio, three string quartets, two violin sonatas, five divertimenti for orchestra, a symphonic poem, and numerous chamber and piano pieces.
Biographies:
Weissmann, John S. revised by Melinda Berlasz . 'Weiner, Leo' (2001) in Oxford Music Online.
Biography and a list of Weiner's compositions in Allmusic.
'Leó Weiner' in Wikipedia.
Sources:
See 'Leó, Weiner' in the National Library of Israel which includes many archival items such as notes, manuscripts, books, recordings and a correspondence with the World Center for Jewish Music in Palestine.
Scores by Leó Weiner at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Frigyesi, Judit, 'Jews and Hungarians in Modern Hungarian Musical Culture' In Ezra Mendelssohn ed., Modern Jews and their musical agendas In Hungarian: Journal of the Society of Hungarian Jewish Culture IX (1993): 40- 60.
