Article: New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra

New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra dating from 1842, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States. Its present name derives from the merger (1928) of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with the New York Symphony Orchestra. The Philharmonic Society of New York was formed (1842) and gave its first concert that year. Ureli Corelli Hill, its first president, was also its first conductor (1842-47) and a violinist. The first permanent conductor, Carl Bergmann, was appointed in 1865 and remained until 1876. Other important conductors were Leopold Damrosch (1876-77), Theodore Thomas (1877-78; 1879-91), Anton Seidl (1891-98), Walter Damrosch (1902-3), Gustav Mahler (1909-11), ...

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