The Emmys on Sunday night mistakingly aired a photo of a living composer during the “in memoriam” montage meant to honor the late André Previn.

Previn was a conductor, composer and jazz pianist who died in February at the age of 89.

He was meant to be included in the awards show segment but a photo of Leonard Slatkin, another conductor who is very much alive, was used instead.

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An update on the state of the arts in the USA: last night the Emmys memorialized the late André Previn by running a picture of @LeonardSlatkin. pic.twitter.com/KwTfmoJIOQ — Alex Ross (@alexrossmusic) September 23, 2019

Slatkin took to Twitter on Monday morning to honor Previn, saying he “deserved better.”

“I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the @KCHonors. Perhaps he was paying me back for a couple stories I told about him. Andre, R.I.P.”

I saw that @theemmys posted a photo of me "In Memoriam" rather than the intended Andre Previn. Andre deserved better. I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the @KCHonors. Perhaps he was paying me back for a couple stories I told about him. Andre, R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/MDVX6H0igb — Leonard Slatkin (@LeonardSlatkin) September 23, 2019

The Hill has reached out to the Emmys for comment.

Previn was born in Berlin and emigrated in 1939 with his family, first to Paris and then Los Angeles with other talented German Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany, according to his obituary in The Guardian.

He taught himself English by watching Hollywood movies and worked his way toward a prolific career as the conductor of various symphony orchestras.

Previn received six Emmy nominations throughout his lifetime. Two of which were earned in 1977 for “Previn and the Pittsburgh,” the television series broadcast when he was the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

He also worked on music for over 50 films during his career, winning four Academy Awards and 10 Grammy Awards for his contributions to movies like “Gigi” and “My Fair Lady.”