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Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, who was its director and financial backer until 1918. The orchestra performed at the Old Boston Music Hall for nearly 20 years until Symphony Hall was built in 1900; its concerts continue to be held there. The Boston Symphony's outstanding conductors have included Sir George Henschel Henschel, Sir George , 1850–1934, German-English conductor, composer, and baritone. His first appearance (1877) in England was as a singer, and there he and his wife inaugurated (c.1880) the song recital.
..... Click the link for more information. (1881–84), Arthur Nikisch Nikisch, Arthur , 1855–1922, Hungarian conductor and violinist, grad. Vienna Conservatory, 1873. He played in Wagner's orchestra at the dedication of the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth and with the Vienna court orchestra. ..... Click the link for more information. (1889–93), Karl Muck (1906–08; 1912–18), Pierre Monteux Monteux, Pierre , 1875–1964, French-American conductor, studied at the Paris Conservatory. As conductor (1911–14) of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe, he directed the premieres of ballets by Stravinsky, Ravel, and Debussy. ..... Click the link for more information. (1919–24), Serge Koussevitzky Koussevitzky, Serge (Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky) , 1874–1951, Russian-American conductor, studied in Moscow. He began his career as a double bass player. In 1908 he made his debut as a conductor in Berlin. ..... Click the link for more information. (1924–49), Charles Munch (1949–62), Erich Leinsdorf Leinsdorf, Erich , 1912–93, American conductor, b. Vienna. Leinsdorf studied at the Vienna state academy of music and in 1934 began his conducting career, serving as assistant to Bruno Walter and then to Toscanini at the Salzburg festival. ..... Click the link for more information. (1962–69), William Steinberg (1969–73), Seiji Ozawa Ozawa, Seiji , 1935–, Japanese conductor, b. Manchuria. A graduate of the Toho School of Music, Ozawa won competitions in Europe and the United States and was hired (1961) by the New York Philharmonic as an assistant conductor. ..... Click the link for more information. (1973–2002), and James Levine Levine, James, 1943–, American conductor, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. A piano prodigy, he was a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony at the age of 10. After extensive musical studies, he served (1964–65) as an apprentice to George Szell with the Cleveland ..... Click the link for more information. (2004–) .One of America's oldest orchestras, it has summer activities that include the Berkshire Festival Berkshire Festival , summer music festival, held since 1937 at "Tanglewood," a former estate in the adjoining towns of Stockbridge and Lenox, Mass. The Berkshire Festivals were begun in 1934 at a farm in Stockbridge. ..... Click the link for more information. at "Tanglewood" and the Boston Pops Concerts. The Pops orchestra, which began with "Promenade" concerts in 1885 and has had its present title since 1900, has been conducted by Arthur Fiedler Fiedler, Arthur, 1894–1979, American conductor, b. Brookline, Mass. Fiedler, who ultimately became a grandfatherly American musical icon, studied violin with his father, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ..... Click the link for more information. (1930–79), John Williams (1980–93), and Keith Lockhart (1995–). BibliographySee M. A. De Wolfe Howe, The Boston Symphony Orchestra (1931); H. E. Dickson, Gentlemen, More Dolce, Please (1969). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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