Philadelphia Orchestra

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Philadelphia Orchestra

ORCHESTRA

Founded 1900.

Official Website:
http://www.philorch.org/

Location:
Philadelphia, PA

Founding Date:
1990

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Leonore Annenberg Socialite 20-Feb-1918 12-Mar-2009 Wife of Walter Annenberg

Sheldon M. Bonovitz Attorney 26-Apr-1937 Partner, Duane, Morris & Hecksher

Jon A. Boscia Business c. 1951 CEO of Lincoln National, 1998-2007

Christoph Eschenbach Conductor 20-Feb-1940 Music Director, Orchestre de Paris

Allen R. Freedman Business c. 1940 CEO of Assurant, 1979-2000

H. Edward Hanway Business 1951 CEO of CIGNA

Riccardo Muti Conductor 28-Jul-1941 Music Director of La Scala, 1986-2005

Eugene Ormandy Conductor 18-Nov-1899 12-Mar-1985 Music Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-80

R. Anderson Pew Business c. 1937 Former Sunoco executive

Fritz Reiner Conductor 19-Dec-1888 15-Nov-1963 Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62

Artur Rodzinski Conductor 2-Jan-1892 27-Nov-1958 Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1943-47

Wolfgang Sawallisch Conductor 26-Aug-1923 22-Feb-2013 Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1993-2003

Alexander Smallens Conductor 1-Jan-1889 24-Nov-1972 Russian-born American conductor

Leopold Stokowski Conductor 18-Apr-1882 13-Sep-1977 American Symphony Orchestra

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