William Steinberg
William Steinberg · Arts & Literature
Orchestra conductor
1899, Cologne, Germany — 1978, New York City, United States
Germany · United States
William Steinberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Orchestra conductor
William Steinberg was a German-born American conductor who led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for two decades and also directed the Boston Symphony. Dismissed from German musical life under the Nazis, he helped found the Palestine (later Israel) Philharmonic before emigrating to the United States. He was Jewish.
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Orchestra conductor
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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