Damrosch, Walter. (1862-1950). Gorgeous Original Cabinet Photograph of the YOUNG Conductor. A mint condition Falk of NY cabinet photograph of the very young conductor, composer and pedagogue. Undated, this photograph is likely from the mid-1880s when he was assistant director at the Metropolitan Opera under his father, Leopold Damrosch.
One of the most important figures in the history of American music performance, Walter Damrosch was conductor for many years of the NY Symphony Society and Oratorio Society, and it was apparently he who persuaded Andrew Carnegie to build Carnegie Hall as a home for the two societies. He was also instrumental in the establishment of German opera at the Metropolitan Opera. Damrosch presented the American premieres of many important works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Elgar, commissioned Gershwin's piano concerto and conducted the premiere of his "An American in Paris."
One of the most important figures in the history of American music performance, Walter Damrosch was conductor for many years of the NY Symphony Society and Oratorio Society, and it was apparently he who persuaded Andrew Carnegie to build Carnegie Hall as a home for the two societies. He was also instrumental in the establishment of German opera at the Metropolitan Opera. Damrosch presented the American premieres of many important works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Elgar, commissioned Gershwin's piano concerto and conducted the premiere of his "An American in Paris."
Damrosch, Walter. (1862-1950). Gorgeous Original Cabinet Photograph of the YOUNG Conductor. A mint condition Falk of NY cabinet photograph of the very young conductor, composer and pedagogue. Undated, this photograph is likely from the mid-1880s when he was assistant director at the Metropolitan Opera under his father, Leopold Damrosch.
One of the most important figures in the history of American music performance, Walter Damrosch was conductor for many years of the NY Symphony Society and Oratorio Society, and it was apparently he who persuaded Andrew Carnegie to build Carnegie Hall as a home for the two societies. He was also instrumental in the establishment of German opera at the Metropolitan Opera. Damrosch presented the American premieres of many important works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Elgar, commissioned Gershwin's piano concerto and conducted the premiere of his "An American in Paris."
One of the most important figures in the history of American music performance, Walter Damrosch was conductor for many years of the NY Symphony Society and Oratorio Society, and it was apparently he who persuaded Andrew Carnegie to build Carnegie Hall as a home for the two societies. He was also instrumental in the establishment of German opera at the Metropolitan Opera. Damrosch presented the American premieres of many important works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Elgar, commissioned Gershwin's piano concerto and conducted the premiere of his "An American in Paris."