William Steinberg

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William Steinberg was a renowned 20th-century German-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined interpretations with major orchestras in the United States and Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German-American person
human
orchestral conductor
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1920
birthName Wilhelm Hans Steinberg
causeOfDeath heart failure
citizenship Germany
United States of America
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-08-01
dateOfDeath 1978-05-16
educatedAt Cologne Conservatory
employer Berlin Philharmonic
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Palestine Symphony Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Steinberg
fieldOfWork classical music
genre classical music
givenName William
instrument orchestra
movement 20th-century classical music
name William Steinberg self-link
notableFor performances of German symphonic repertoire
precise and disciplined interpretations
notableWork recordings of Beethoven symphonies with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
recordings of Brahms symphonies with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
occupation conductor
music director
placeOfBirth Cologne
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld conductor of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra
music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
style clarity of texture
discipline in orchestral ensemble
rhythmic precision

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William Steinberg name William Steinberg self-link
Boston Symphony Orchestra notableConductor William Steinberg
Ossip Gabrilowitsch notableStudent William Steinberg