EUGENE ORMANDY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 4/1963 - HFSID 251627
Price: $425.00
EUGENE ORMANDY
Conductor Eugene Ormandy signed this b/w bust photo of himself
"with all my good wishes for well deserved success!" in 1963
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Judy Colt -/with all my good
wishes/for well deserved/success!/In friendship -/Eugene Ormandy/April,
1963". B/w, 8x10. Renowned as the Conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra for an unprecedented 44 years, Ormandy (1899-1985), born
Eugene Ormandy in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, now Hungary, had begun his
musical career as a violinist. After making his U. S. concert debut in
1924, he joined CBS, becoming one of radio's first important conductors.
In 1931, Ormandy was asked to replace Arturo Toscanini, who was scheduled to
make a guest appearance with the Philadelphia Symphony but had taken ill.
Ormandy became an overnight sensation following his performance. He was named
Associate Conductor of the Symphony in 1936 and permanent Conductor in 1938.
Under his direction, the Philadelphia Symphony became the first U. S.
symphony to perform in the People's Republic of China. For his contributions
to American music, Ormandy was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 1970 and was a Kennedy Center honoree in 1982. He retired as Conductor
Emeritus in 1980, five years before his death. Ink stamp on verso (no show through). One
letter of inscription slightly smudged. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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