Steinway Hall opening concert (2) Another photograph
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Steinway Hall opening concert (2) Another photograph
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The caption reads: "a trio of musical celebrities--(left to right) Mengelberg, the famous conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra [sic] Josef Hofmann, a pianoforte virtuoso; and Fraser Gange the well-known baritone." Correct Orchestra was the New York Philharmonic Society. The New York Symphony Orchestra was a different group led by Walter Damrosch. In 1928, the NYSO was absorbed by the NY Philharmonic.
The caption reversed Gange and Mengelberg's positions. The corrected identification is on the right. Return to the Steinway - 1 |
 Fraser Gange, Josef Hofmann, Willem Mengelberg Photo taken October 27, 1925 after the opening concert of Steinway Hall at 100 West 57th Street in New York. A newspaper clipping of unknown origin, from the collection of Amy Evans Gange. (Courtesy of Diana Roberts, with technical assistance from Brian Harrison) |
June 4, 1999 -- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jgraves/fgange.htm