Mitropoulos, Dimitri, Nov 28, 1951 - Jul 31, 1953

ID:: 010-04-37

Record Group

Executive

Series

Size

Folder Title

Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Dates

Nov 28, 1951 - Jul 31, 1953

Subjects

Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble
Program planning, 1951-52
Program Planning, 1952-1953
Washington Times-Herald

Names

Meyer, Marcelle
Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Zirato, Bruno

Abstract

LS-Dimitri Mitropoulos; ALS-Dimitri Mitropoulos; Organization of Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble; Autographed letter from Dimitri Mitropoulos describing beauty of Florence and difficulty of making music there; Decision to perform "Arlecchino" by Ferruccio Busoni and not his Piano Concerto; Suggestion by Dimitri Mitropoulos to appease disgruntled subscribers by dedicating one concert in each series each season entirely to unfamiliar music, with all other concerts containing nothing controversial.

Project Funder

Leon Levy Foundation

Preferred Citation

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 28 Nov 1951 - 31 Jul 1953, Folder 010-04-37, Executive Records, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/948bc470-3cb6-4303-9dd4-d8739ee21dfb-0.1

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, Nov 28, 1951 - Jul 31, 1953

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