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Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting Boston Symphony

Leonard Bernstein Conducting Boston Symphony
Conductor Leonard Bernstein at the climax of Mahler's Resurrection symphony performed by the Boston Symphony in Lenox, Massachusetts, 8th July 1970

Background imageConducting Collection: Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
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Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Richard Strauss Rehearsing

Conductor Richard Strauss Rehearsing
German conductor Richard Strauss rehearses a Humperdinck opera in Weimar, Germany

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing

Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing
(Original Caption) Conductor Aaron Copland pointing. 1/2 length photograph. Undated

Background imageConducting Collection: Fred Waring Leading Band To Play

Fred Waring Leading Band To Play
Fred Waring leading his band to play

Background imageConducting Collection: Aaron Copland Conducting; Seated

Aaron Copland Conducting; Seated
(Original Caption) Aaron Copland conducting, 1960's. Photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Duke Ellington Rehearsing His Band

Duke Ellington Rehearsing His Band
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (1899-1974), American composer & arranger, rehearsing his band, with "Jimmy" Hamilton (b.1917) on the clarinet. Photograph, ca. 1944-45

Background imageConducting Collection: Bruno Walter During Rehearsal

Bruno Walter During Rehearsal
(Original Caption) Bruno Walter (1876-1962) during rehearsal with the New York Philharmonic. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Dmitri Mitropoulos Conducting Waist-Up

Dmitri Mitropoulos Conducting Waist-Up
(Original Caption) Waist-up portrait of Greek conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960) in action. Mitropoulos was conductor of the the New York Philharmonic from 1951 to 1957. Undated

Background imageConducting Collection: Frank Sinatra Conducting With Cigarette

Frank Sinatra Conducting With Cigarette
(Original Caption) A young Frank Sinatra clowning as conductor at CBS rehersal with cigarette. Photograph ca. 1944

Background imageConducting Collection: Lukas Foss Conducting In Shirtsleeves

Lukas Foss Conducting In Shirtsleeves
(Original Caption) Lukas Foss conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo shows a young Foss Conducting in his shirtsleeves before an NBC microphone. Photograph circa 1960s

Background imageConducting Collection: Arthur Fiedler Conducting Boston Pops Orchestra

Arthur Fiedler Conducting Boston Pops Orchestra
(Original Caption) Arthur Fiedler, conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra, at Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass

Background imageConducting Collection: Litho. Of Wagner'S Wild Music Of Future

Litho. Of Wagner'S Wild Music Of Future
(Original Caption) Cartoon: "Wagner's Music of the Future." Undated lithograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Sir Malcolm Sargent At Rehearsal

Sir Malcolm Sargent At Rehearsal
(Original Caption) London, England: Sir Malcolm Sarget, one of England's most popular conductors at rehearsal for the proms in London's Albert Hall. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Le Chahut by Georges Seurat

Le Chahut by Georges Seurat
"Le Chahut" painting by Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Painting shows a chorus line kicking on stage with the orchastra visible in the pit. Undated BPA2# 1542

Background imageConducting Collection: Count Basie and His Orchestra

Count Basie and His Orchestra
Famous big-band and jazz composer and leader, Count Basie, directing his orchestra on stage

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting On A Stool

Leonard Bernstein Conducting On A Stool
(Original Caption) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), in his younger days, conducting from a stool. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) concucting an orchestra, in his younger days. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Conducting in his younger days. He is shown with both hands in the air, seated on a stool. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein At Piano Conducting

Leonard Bernstein At Piano Conducting
(Original Caption) Musician Leonard Bernstein conducting and playing the piano. Undated photograp

Background imageConducting Collection: Arturo Toscanini Conducting

Arturo Toscanini Conducting
(Original Caption) Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), conducting an orchestra. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) 9/21/1963- New York, NY- Leonard Bernstein conducts a "working rehearsal" of the New York Philharmonic 9/21 for the 1

Background imageConducting Collection: Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool

Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool
(Original Caption) 2/28/26-Coral Gables, Florida: In the beautiful Venetian Pool at Coral Gables, Fla

Background imageConducting Collection: Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
Al Jolson, in blackface, as Jakie Rabinowitz, in The Jazz Singer, the first "talking" motion picture. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageConducting Collection: Eddie Cantor And Paul Whiteman

Eddie Cantor And Paul Whiteman
(Original Caption) 3/10/29-New York: Photo shows left to right, Eddie Cantor, famous actor, and Paul Whiteman, the well known "melody man, " as they interchange their roles

Background imageConducting Collection: Jazz Musician Cab Calloway

Jazz Musician Cab Calloway
Jazz musician Cab Calloway wearing a white zoot suit and holding a baton

Background imageConducting Collection: Arturo Toscanini Conducting Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), Italian conductor, is shown conducting the NBC symphony orchestra during a radio concert in the 1930s. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: John Sousa Directing Band at White House

John Sousa Directing Band at White House
(Original Caption) Sousa's Marine Band plays "Stars and Stripes Forever" on the White House steps for President Hoover and Sir Ronald Linsaym, a British ambassador in this photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Orchestra Leader Leopold Stokowski and Communication Experts

Orchestra Leader Leopold Stokowski and Communication Experts
(Original Caption) Washington, D. C.: Directing His Philadelphia Orchestra From Capital

Background imageConducting Collection: Fred Waring And Lane Sisters

Fred Waring And Lane Sisters
Band leader Fred Waring directs his orchestra as the Lane Sisters sing

Background imageConducting Collection: Rudy Valle And His Connecticut Yankees

Rudy Valle And His Connecticut Yankees
(Original Caption) Rudy Valle and his Connecticut Yankees in "Sweet Music, " 1934. Directed by Alfred Green for Warners. February 1935

Background imageConducting Collection: Paul Whitman Directing Band

Paul Whitman Directing Band
(Original Caption) Paul Whitman is shown here on a bandstand

Background imageConducting Collection: Jimmie Lunceford Directing His Band

Jimmie Lunceford Directing His Band
View of American Jazz musician and bandleader Jimmie Lunceford (1902 - 1947) (fore) as he directors the members of his orchestra, 1930s

Background imageConducting Collection: Cab Calloway and Dancing Couples

Cab Calloway and Dancing Couples
Cab Calloway leads the band at the New Year's celebration of 1937 at the Cotton Club

Background imageConducting Collection: James Cagney in Something to Sing About

James Cagney in Something to Sing About
(Original Caption) 1937- Picture shows a full lenght shot of actor, James Cagney, in a movie clip from the movie "Something to Sing About"

Background imageConducting Collection: Four-Year-Old Leading Marching Band

Four-Year-Old Leading Marching Band
(Original Caption) 9/25/1937-London, Engand- FOUR-YEAR-OLD CONDUCTOR AT NATIONAL BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor and Singer at Radio Station

Conductor and Singer at Radio Station
Radio singer Gladys Swarthout and CBS Musical Director Lud Gluskin during a broadcast presented in behalf of the National Mobilization for Human Needs

Background imageConducting Collection: Nadia Boulanger Conducting Philharmonic

Nadia Boulanger Conducting Philharmonic
(Original Caption) 11/12/37-London, England: To be more accurate, for the first time in 124 years of the history of the Royal Philharmonic Society

Background imageConducting Collection: The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Performing

The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Performing
Jimmie Lunceford leads his band as they perform

Background imageConducting Collection: Artie Shaw and Paul Whiteman

Artie Shaw and Paul Whiteman
Artie Shaw plays the blues on a clarinet as Paul Whiteman conducts with a broad smile during a concert in Carnegie Hall, New York

Background imageConducting Collection: Jascha Heifetz With Members Of Orchestra

Jascha Heifetz With Members Of Orchestra
(Original Caption) 5/31/39: Jascha Heifetz, with members California Junior Symphony Orchestra in scenes from his debut film, "Music School, " produced by Samuel Goldwyn

Background imageConducting Collection: Jimmy Lunceford Directing His Orchestra

Jimmy Lunceford Directing His Orchestra
Band leader Jimmy Lunceford

Background imageConducting Collection: Earl Hines Conducting His Orchestra

Earl Hines Conducting His Orchestra
(Original Caption) Earl "Fatha" Hines conducting his orchestra during a 1940 session. Photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Couples Dancing to Guy Lombardo Orchestra

Couples Dancing to Guy Lombardo Orchestra
(Original Caption) Couples dancing to Guy Lombardo's orchestra, ca. 1940. Photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Wilhelm Furtwangler Conducting

Wilhelm Furtwangler Conducting
(Original Caption) Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954), German opera conductor. Photograph, ca. 1940s-1950s

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Arturo Toscanini Directing Orchestra

Conductor Arturo Toscanini Directing Orchestra
ARTURO TOSCANINI, CONDUCTOR. (1867-1957)UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Leading Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein Leading Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), American conductor and composer is shown while conducting

Background imageConducting Collection: Eugene Ormandy with 'Defense Orchestra'

Eugene Ormandy with "Defense Orchestra"
(Original Caption) 11/15/1940- Philadelphia, PA- Eugene Ormandy, who recently signed a five-year contract to conduct the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra (He was co-conducting with Leopold Stokowski)

Background imageConducting Collection: Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers

Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers
Tommy Dorsey (left) readies his vocal quintet, the Pied Pipers, for a song. Dorsey was both a famous trombonist and a bandleader who established a 22-member dance-music orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: New Yorker Conducting California Orchestra

New Yorker Conducting California Orchestra
Conductor of the New York Philharmonic, John Barbirolli conducts the California Junior Symphony Association Orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: Duke Ellington And Band

Duke Ellington And Band
Duke Ellington leads his jazz band, circa 1945. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageConducting Collection: Sir Thomas Beecham Conducting Orchestra

Sir Thomas Beecham Conducting Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham conducts a rehearsal of the Blue Network Orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: Eugene Ormandy Conducting Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) 1/18/1946-Eugene Ormandy

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Bruno Walter

Conductor Bruno Walter
(Original Caption) Bruno Walter, Opera and Symphony conductor, who was named musical adviser of the Philharmonic symphony Society for 1947-48 is shown

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Playing Piano

Leonard Bernstein Playing Piano
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) conducting, and playing the piano

Background imageConducting Collection: Dudley Moore Rehearses with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Dudley Moore Rehearses with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Dudley Moore (at piano), comic actor and pianist, rehearses with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a benefit concert. Gerard Schwarz is conducting

Background imageConducting Collection: John Williams Conducting Boston Pops

John Williams Conducting Boston Pops
The Boston Pops and conductor John Williams rehearse for 4th of July Concerts in the Hatch Shell in Boston

Background imageConducting Collection: Yehudi Menuhin Rehearsing

Yehudi Menuhin Rehearsing
Yehudi Menuhin rehearses at the podium for a concert celebrating the 60th birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich, the director of the National Symphony

Background imageConducting Collection: Eugene Ormandy Conducting

Eugene Ormandy Conducting
(Original Caption) Portrait of Eugene Ormandy conducting. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Ferruccio Busoni Composing

Ferruccio Busoni Composing
(Original Caption) Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), Italian pianist and composer. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: French Conductor Charles Munch Conducting

French Conductor Charles Munch Conducting
(Original Caption) Charles Munch (1891-1968), French conductor gleefully conducting. Undated photograph. BPA2# 784

Background imageConducting Collection: Joseph Krips In Expressive Pose

Joseph Krips In Expressive Pose
(Original Caption) Joseph Krips, Austrian conductor, in a typically expressive pose. "Music must breathe, " is his motto. Undated photograph

Background imageConducting Collection: Sir Georg Solti Conducting Orchestra

Sir Georg Solti Conducting Orchestra
(Original Caption) LONDON: Sir Georg Solti, conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during rehearsals in the Albert Hall 9/5

Background imageConducting Collection: Beethoven Conducting Quartet

Beethoven Conducting Quartet
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) conducting one of his three Rasumowsky string quartets, circa 1810. Woodcut by German artist Richard Brend'amour (1831-1915)

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Leopold Stokowski Gesturing

Conductor Leopold Stokowski Gesturing
(Original Caption) Leopold Stokowski, (born 1887), American conductor, during a performance. Half-length photograph taken from the orchestra pit, ca. 1950

Background imageConducting Collection: Arthur Honegger Swiss Composer

Arthur Honegger Swiss Composer
(Original Caption) Arthur Honegger: (1892-1955) Swiss Composer, conducing orchestra during recordingof his opera, "King David" (1951)

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Directing the Philadelphia Orchestra for Special Event

Conductor Directing the Philadelphia Orchestra for Special Event
(Original Caption) The Police Department and the Philadelphia Orchestra got together on December 20th in an event which will make musical history

Background imageConducting Collection: Opening Night At The Met Opera

Opening Night At The Met Opera
(Original Caption) 11/16/1953- New York, NY: Met season opens

Background imageConducting Collection: Jackie Gleason Conducting Orchestra/Cane

Jackie Gleason Conducting Orchestra/Cane
(Original Caption) 3/24/1954-New York, NY: Wearing a brace on his injured ankle

Background imageConducting Collection: Morton Gould Conducting an Orchestra

Morton Gould Conducting an Orchestra
Morton Gould, composer, pianist, and conductor of popular and light-classical music at Radio City Music Hall and National Broadcasting Company radio, conducting an orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: Frank Sinatra Directing Orchestra

Frank Sinatra Directing Orchestra
(Original Caption) Los Angeles

Background imageConducting Collection: Conductor Leonard Bernstein

Conductor Leonard Bernstein
11/18/1957-Waist-up portrait of Leonard Bernstein, conductor, with hand raised

Background imageConducting Collection: American Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein Directing Orchestra

American Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein Directing Orchestra
(Original Caption) New York: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), American conductor of New York Philharmonic. Here at rehearsal of New York City Center Symphony Orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: Band Leader Directing Band for Ballroom Dance

Band Leader Directing Band for Ballroom Dance
(Original Caption) New York: 4th Annual Imperial Ball For The Hospitalized Veterans service. Grand Ballroom Of The Hotel Astor. Band leader Meyer Davis. His orchestra provided the music for dancing

Background imageConducting Collection: Igor Stravinsky Rehearsing

Igor Stravinsky Rehearsing
Russian modernist composer Igor Stravinsky rehearses at podium

Background imageConducting Collection: Aaron Copland Conducting Orchestra

Aaron Copland Conducting Orchestra
Aaron Copland (1900-90), American composer

Background imageConducting Collection: Leonard Bernstein Conducting

Leonard Bernstein Conducting
New York Philharmonic conductor Leonard Bernstein conducts at the opening of the philharmonic hall at Lincoln Center

Background imageConducting Collection: Erich Leinsdorf Conducting Concert

Erich Leinsdorf Conducting Concert
(Original Caption) 12/16/1967- Boston, MA- Maestro Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which he is leaving, perform at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA

Background imageConducting Collection: Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski, shown in 1968 file photo, is within months of breaking all records for conducting longevity. Stokey, as musical people call him behind his back, will by 89 on next April 18

Background imageConducting Collection: Japanese Symphony Conductor Seiji Ozawa

Japanese Symphony Conductor Seiji Ozawa
(Original Caption) 2/14/68-San Francisco, California: Japanese symphony conductor Seiji Ozawa reveals a wide range of expressions during a rehearsal with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Background imageConducting Collection: Peter Ustinov Directing Orchestra

Peter Ustinov Directing Orchestra
(Original Caption) Peter Ustinov, actor, playwright, author, dramatist and director, takes up the baton to conduct the orchestra at Watford Hall for a sequence in his latest film

Background imageConducting Collection: Cellist Pablo Casals Conducts Cellists

Cellist Pablo Casals Conducts Cellists
(Original Caption) NEW YORK: World-renowned cellist Pablo Casals, 93

Background imageConducting Collection: President Nixon Hugs Sammy Davis Jr

President Nixon Hugs Sammy Davis Jr
(Original Caption) WASHINGTON-5/25/73-: President Nixon hugs Sammy Davis Jr. as Bob Hope and bandleader Les Brown look on at the White House gala for returned prisoners of war 5/24

Background imageConducting Collection: Sarah Caldwell Conducts New Orleans Symphony

Sarah Caldwell Conducts New Orleans Symphony
(Original Caption) NEW ORLEANS: Sarah Caldwell, the 1st. lady of American Opera, leads the New Orleans Symphony 11/18 in New Orleans



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