..... Click the link for more information. (1876–77), Theodore Thomas (1877–78; 1879–91), Anton Seidl (1891–98), Walter Damrosch Damrosch, Walter Johannes, 1862–1950, German-American conductor and composer; son of Leopold Damrosch. At his father's death in 1885, he finished the season as conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, and conducted there with Anton Seidl until 1891.
..... Click the link for more information. (1902–3), Gustav Mahler Mahler, Gustav (g
..... Click the link for more information. (1909–11), and Josef Stransky (1911–23). In 1921 the Philharmonic merged with the National Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor, J. W. Mengelberg Mengelberg, Josef Willem (yō`zəf vĭl`əm mĕng`əlbĕrk), 1871–1951, Dutch conductor.
..... Click the link for more information. , remained with the Philharmonic until 1930. After engagements as guest conductor, Wilhelm Furtwängler Furtwängler, Wilhelm (vĭl`hĕlm f
..... Click the link for more information. was appointed (1925) permanent conductor. Arturo Toscanini Toscanini, Arturo (ärt
..... Click the link for more information. was his successor (1928–36).
The New York Symphony Orchestra—the other component of the merged Philharmonic-Symphony—was founded by Leopold Damrosch in 1878 and conducted by him until 1885. His son Walter, who succeeded him, pioneered the performance of new works and brought symphonic music to many American communities for the first time. In 1920 this orchestra toured Europe, the first American group to do so.
After the 1928 merger Toscanini conducted until he was succeeded by John Barbirolli Barbirolli, Sir John (bär'bərō`lē), 1899–1970, English conductor and cellist, b. London.
..... Click the link for more information. (1937–43), Artur Rodzinsky (1943–47), Bruno Walter Walter, Bruno, 1876–1962, German-American conductor, b. Berlin as Bruno Walter Schlesinger. Walter studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. After he had conducted in several German cities, Gustav Mahler appointed him (1901) assistant conductor of the Vienna
..... Click the link for more information. (1947–49), Leopold Stokowski Stokowski, Leopold (stəkŏf`skē), 1882–1977, American conductor, b. London.
..... Click the link for more information. (1949–50), and Dmitri Mitropoulos Mitropoulos, Dimitri (dēmē`trē mētrô`p
..... Click the link for more information. (1949–58). Leonard Bernstein Bernstein, Leonard (bûrn`stīn, –stēn), 1918–90, American composer, conductor, and pianist, b. Lawrence, Mass.
..... Click the link for more information. became musical director in 1958, retiring in 1969. He was succeeded by Pierre Boulez Boulez, Pierre (pyĕr b
..... Click the link for more information. in 1971, who was, in turn, succeeded by Zubin Mehta Mehta, Zubin (z
`bĭn mā`tə), 1936–, Indian conductor.
..... Click the link for more information. (1978–91), Kurt Masur Masur, Kurt (k
rt mäz
..... Click the link for more information. (1991–2002), and Lorin Maazel Maazel, Lorin Varencove, 1930–, American conductor, b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A musical prodigy, he spent his childhood in Los Angeles, where he made his conducting debut at nine and his violin debut at fifteen.
..... Click the link for more information. (2002–).
Now commonly known as the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra plays summer concerts of a more popular nature in New York City's parks. It has made many recordings and toured in many parts of the world. In 1962 the orchestra moved into Philharmonic Hall, now Avery Fisher Hall, at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is a complex of many buildings, including the Metropolitan Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, the New York State Theater, the Juilliard
..... Click the link for more information. , and it now plays some 200 concerts each year.
Bibliography
See H. Shanet, Philharmonia: A History of New York's Orchestra (1974).
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