Person · Male
Theodore Thomas
violinist, conductor
- From
- Esens, Germany
- Active
- 1835–1905
- Releases
- 0
- classical
About
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was a German-American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
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Conductor position
Founder
Tags
- american conductor
- conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6521f5fe-ff20-4e2d-98b3-e564eeb45731
- ISNI
- 0000000108700173
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