He was born in Berlin, the son of Ezekiel Landau, an Orthodox rabbi, and Helen (Grynberg) Landau. He was a music student at the Stern and Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatories in Germany.
Born into a devoutly Orthodox Jewish household in Berlin, he was the son of Rabbi Ezekiel Landau and Helen Grynberg. Later, he pursued his passion for music at two esteemed German conservatories.