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1961–1962 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of DramaThe Defenders (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Series (Lead)E.G. Marshall, The DefendersOutstanding Continued…

Furtwängler, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Furtwängler, WilhelmFurtwängler, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key]Furtwängler, Wilhelm f&oobreve;rtˈvĕng-lər [key], 1886–1954, German conductor, b. Berlin; son of Adolf Furtwängler. One of the…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…

1961 Grammy Awards

Henry ManciniArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Moon River,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearJudy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland (Capitol)Song of the Year“Moon River,” Henry Mancini and Johnny…

Gustav Mahler

A famous conductor during his lifetime, Gustav Mahler has since been deemed a significant composer whose work is a bridge between the Romanticism of the 19th century and the modern compositions of…

Klaus Tennstedt 1998 Deaths

Klaus Tennstedtconductor The German-born conductor, known primarily for his Mahler interpretations, Tennstedt was the principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic in 1977, and served…

Arthur Shimkin 2006 Deaths

Arthur ShimkinAge: 84 producer of children's records who started the Little Golden Records label of Simon & Schuster in the early 1950s and Sesame Street Records in the 1970s. He won a…

Leonard Bernstein Biography

Leonard Bernsteincomposer, conductorBorn: 8/25/1918Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts The first American-born superstar conductor, he was the principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic from…

Pierre Boulez Biography

Pierre Boulezavant-garde conductor, composerBorn: 3/26/1925Birthplace: Montbrison, France Grammy Award-winning conductor and composer considered a leader of the avant-garde. His works…

Tanglewood Music Festival

(Encyclopedia) Tanglewood Music Festival, formerly the Berkshire Festival (until 1984), summer music festival held since 1937 at “Tanglewood,” a former estate in the adjoining towns of Stockbridge…