Walter Damrosch

Walter Damrosch
Walter Damrosch at age 27
Born	Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-01-30)January 30, 1862 Breslau, Silesia, Prussia
Died	December 22, 1950(1950-12-22) (aged 88) New York City
Burial place	Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Maine
Occupation(s)	Conductor, composer
Years active	1881–1950
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Walter Johannes Damrosch (January 30, 1862 – December 22, 1950) was a Prussian-born American conductor and composer.^[1] He was the director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and conducted the world premiere performances of various works, including Aaron Copland's Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and An American in Paris, and Jean Sibelius' Tapiola. Damrosch was also instrumental in the founding of Carnegie Hall.^[2] He also conducted the first performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the composer himself as soloist.