Alfred Wallenstein

Alfred Wallenstein

Alfred Wallenstein (October 7, 1898 – February 8, 1983) was an American cellist and conductor, born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 17, he joined the San Francisco Symphony as a cellist. He subsequently played cello with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra before becoming principal cello of the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini in 1929. He frequently performed with these orchestras as a soloist.

Toscanini, also a cellist, advised Wallenstein to become a conductor. He conducted the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and then conducted frequently on the radio. From 1943 to 1956, he was music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He later taught at the Juilliard School in New York, where he died in 1988 at age 84.

He was a descendant of Albrecht von Wallenstein.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Alfred Wallenstein — (* 7. Oktober 1898 in Chicago; † 8. Februar 1983 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Cellist und Dirigent. Der Nachfahre Albrecht von Wallensteins wuchs in Los Angeles auf, wo er das Cellospiel erlernte. Als Fünfzehnjähriger trat er als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred Wallenstein — est un chef d orchestre et violoncelliste américain, né à Chicago le 7 octobre 1898 et mort le 8 février 1983 à New York Biographie A l âge de 17 ans, il rejoint l Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco comme violoncelliste.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wallenstein (Begriffsklärung) — Wallenstein ist der Name folgender Personen: Wallenstein (1583–1634), eigentlich Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein, kaiserlicher Feldherr Abi Wallenstein (* 1945), deutscher Blues und Rockmusiker Alfred Wallenstein (1898−1983),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wallenstein (disambiguation) — Wallenstein may refer to:* Wallenstein (band), a German rock band * Wallenstein (board game), a medium weight German style board gamePeople with the surname Wallenstein:* Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583 1634), Bohemian soldier and politician *… …   Wikipedia

  • Wallenstein — Wallenstein: Herzog von Friedland, kaiserlicher Kriegsrat und Kämmerer, Allerhöchster Obrist von Prag und ebensolcher General. Kupferstich 1625/28. Wallenstein, eigentlich Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein, tschechisch Albrecht Václav… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred Döblin — Alfred Bruno Döblin (* 10. August 1878 in Stettin; † 26. Juni 1957 in Emmendingen) war ein deutscher Arzt und gesellschaftskritischer Schriftsteller. Alfred Döblin, ca. 1930 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred Doblin — Alfred Döblin Alfred Döblin Alfred Döblin (10 août 1878, Stettin, alors en Allemagne 26 juin 1957, Emmendingen, Allemagne) était un médecin et écrivain allemand. Il a acquis la nationalité française en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • WALLENSTEIN, ALFRED — (1898–1982), U.S. cellist and conductor. Born in Chicago, Wallenstein was taken when still a child to California, where he played the cello in theater orchestras and later in the San Francisco Orchestra. After studying the cello and medicine in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Alfred Döblin — (August 10, 1878 – June 26, 1957) was a German expressionist novelist, best known for Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929). Life 1878–1918Döblin was born in Stettin (Szczecin), Province of Pomerania, as the son of a Jewish merchant. His family moved to… …   Wikipedia

  • Alfred P. Thom — Alfred Pembroke Thom (December 15, 1854 1935) was a railroad lawyer, a civic leader of Norfolk, Virginia, a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901, and a president of The Virginia Bar Association.Thom graduated from the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”