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Walter Damrosch(1862-1950)

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Walter Damrosch
Legendary conductor, composer, author, producer, pianist and educator who arrived in the USA in 1871. He was educated in New York public schools and studied music with his father Leopold Damrosch, Rischbeiter, Urspruch, and Von Bulow. He was awarded honorary degrees from New York University, Princeton University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, New York State University, and Washington & Jefferson College. He was accompanist to August Wilhelmj on his US tour, and permanent conductor of the Newark Harmonic Society. Succeeding his father as Wagnerian director for the Metropolitan Opera (1885-1891), he also conducted the New York Symphony and the Oratorio Society of New York, and produced a series of Wagner operas at Carnegie Hall in 1893-1894. In 1895 he organized the damrosch Grand opera Company, became staff conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in 1900, and reorganized the New York Symphony in 1903, which he continued to direct until 1927. During that year, he became a music counsel for NBC, and conducted a series of broadcasts. Also in 1927 (until 1929) he became president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and from 1940-1948 he was president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. During World War II, he founded a school for bandmasters at Fontainebleau, France.
BornJanuary 30, 1862
DiedDecember 22, 1950(88)
BornJanuary 30, 1862
DiedDecember 22, 1950(88)
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Known for

John Charles Thomas
4.4
Short
  • Soundtrack("Danny Deever")
  • 1927
Carnegie Hall (1947)
Carnegie Hall
6.4
  • Walter Damrosch
  • 1947
Bing Crosby in Frou-frou de Broadway (1939)
Frou-frou de Broadway
6.2
  • Walter Damrosch
  • 1939
Norma Phillips in Our Mutual Girl (1914)
Our Mutual Girl
  • Self (episodes 10 & 15)
  • 1914

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Actor



  • Carnegie Hall (1947)
    Carnegie Hall
    6.4
    • Walter Damrosch
    • 1947
  • Bing Crosby in Frou-frou de Broadway (1939)
    Frou-frou de Broadway
    6.2
    • Walter Damrosch
    • 1939

Soundtrack



  • John Charles Thomas
    4.4
    Short
    • music: "Danny Deever"
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 30, 1862
    • Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • December 22, 1950
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Margaret BlaineMay 17, 1890 - July 28, 1949 (her death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

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    Musical director and composer.
  • Quotes
    [on George Gershwin's 'Concerto in F'] Lady Jazz, adorned with her intriguing themes, has danced her way around the world. But for all her travels and her sweeping popularity, she has encountered no knight who could lift her to a level that would enable her to be received as a respectable member in musical circles. George Gershwin seems to have accomplished this miracle. He has done it boldly by dressing this extremely independent and up-to-date young lady in the classic garb of a concerto. Yet he has not detracted one whit from her fascinating personality. He is the prince who has taken Cinderella by the hand and openly proclaimed her a princess to the astonished world.

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