Arthur Fiedler

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Arthur Fiedler was a renowned American conductor best known for transforming the Boston Pops Orchestra into a popular and widely recorded ensemble that brought orchestral music to mass audiences.

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instanceOf American conductor
conductor
human
orchestral conductor
activeYearsEnd 1979
activeYearsStart 1910s
associatedWith Esplanade concerts on the Charles River
Fourth of July concerts in Boston
awardReceived Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters
Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-12-17
dateOfDeath 1979-07-10
educatedAt Hochschule für Musik Berlin
surface form: Royal Academy of Music in Berlin
employer Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
endTime 1979
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Fiedler
father Emanuel Fiedler
genre light classical music
popular orchestral music
givenName Arthur
hasMemorial Arthur Fiedler Memorial in Boston
heritage Austrian-Jewish descent
influenced development of pops orchestras in the United States
instrument viola
knownFor outdoor and free concerts in Boston
transforming the Boston Pops into a widely recorded ensemble
languageSpoken English
madeSignificantNumberOfRecordingsWith Boston Pops Orchestra
mother Johanna Fiedler
movement popularization of classical music
name Arthur Fiedler self-link
notableAchievement brought orchestral music to mass audiences
notableRecording “Blue Tango” with the Boston Pops Orchestra
“Jalousie (Tango Tzigane)” with the Boston Pops Orchestra
notableWork popularization of the Boston Pops Orchestra
occupation conductor
violist
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America
surface form: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra
recordLabel RCA Victor
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
startTime 1930

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Boston Pops Orchestra conductor Arthur Fiedler
Boston Pops Orchestra musicDirector Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler name Arthur Fiedler self-link
“Saturday Night Waltz” associatedWithConductor Arthur Fiedler
subject surface form: Saturday Night Waltz