Boston Symphony Orchestra

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood.

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Otto Luening collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording], 1950-1983 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Robert Bowman collection of music recordings from radio broadcasts [sound recording], 1952-1963 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Boston Symphony Orchestra collection [ca.1915-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn Papers, 1884-1971 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Jean Martinon papers, 1923-1994 Music Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Articles and photographs related to the Boston Symphony Orchestra scrapbook 1881-1951 Harvard Musical Association
referencedIn William Schuman collection sound recordings, 1939-1992 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Aitken, Webster. [Theater and concert programs from the Papers of Jeanne S. Mintz]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Dunbar, Gladys. Gladys Dunbar collection, 1916-1980 (bulk 1940-1970). Worcester Historical Museum
referencedIn Gericke, Katharine M. Portrait of a musician in letters from friends and contemporaries : typescript, undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Shirk, Norman. Correspondence from Eugene Ormandy, 1956. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Papers, 1911-1969 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Almy family. Papers, 1649-1984 (inclusive), 1832-1984 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Miklos Rozsa Papers, 1918-1996 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. Correspondence, contract and program notes related to the perfomance of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, May 4, 1982. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Henry Cowell collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording], 1940-1953 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Armed Forces Radio Service collection of broadcast recordings, 1942-1949 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969,. Percival P. Baxter collection of theater programs, 1895-1901. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf 1. Programmes and press cuttings; 1906-56; – 2. Letters to d’Arányi from Annie Friedberg, her New York agent, contracts and other documents relating to her American tour; 1931.Part 2: ff. 44. Largest size 356 x 211mm.includes:ff. 25-27 Annie Friedb..., 1906-1956 British Library
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Clara Kathleen Rogers papers, 1860-1934. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Voice of America. Voice of America collection of broadcast recordings [sound recording], 1942-1955. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Browning, Bruce F. Bruce F. Browning - Boston Theater Collection, 1895-1920. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
referencedIn Jascha Heifetz Collection, 1911-1972 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
referencedIn Hatvary, Bertha Humez, 1923-. Papers of Bertha Humez Hatvary, 1892-2000 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Bowman, Robert, 1925-. Robert Bowman collection of music recordings from radio broadcasts [sound recording], 1952-1963. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Alexei Haieff papers, circa 1900-1985 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Boston Symphony Orchestra. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1962-1983. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Small Music and Theater Scrapbooks, 1924-1947 Cleveland Public Library
referencedIn Greene, Jerome Davis, 1874-1959. Papers of Jerome D. Greene, 1894-ca. 1955 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn J. Walter Thompson Company. Domestic Advertisements Collection, 1875-2001 and undated, bulk 1920s-1990s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Correspondence from the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation Collection, 1894-1953, (bulk 1920-1953) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Voisin, Roger, 1918-2008,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, May 1, 1978 [sound recording]. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Rudolf Kolisch papers, 1886-1978. Houghton Library
creatorOf Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Papers and records, 1933-1986. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Munch, Charles, 1891-1968. Charles Munch collection, 1935-1966. Boston University. School of Medicine
referencedIn Leon Kirchner papers, 1939-2009 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn General Service Foundation (Saint Paul, Minn.). General Service Foundation records, 1946-1995. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn [Materials related to Seiji Ozawa]. Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1736-1951. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gruenberg, Eugene, 1854-1928. Eugene Gruenberg papers, 1865-1984 (inclusive), 1873-1928 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Almy family. Additional papers, 1832-1984 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Sibelius. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Papers, 1911-1944 (inclusive), 1929-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Records of Receptions, Events, and Lectures, 1957-1989. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Craig, Helen M.,. Scrapbook of musical programs, between 1865 and 1904. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn William Schuman papers and records, 1933-1986 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Kirchner, Leon. Leon Kirchner papers, 1939-2009. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Gericke, Wilhelm, 1845-1925. Papers, 1876-1940. Houghton Library
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Joseph Schillinger collection of noncommercial recordings, 1937-1943 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Eugene Gruenberg papers, 1865-1984 (inclusive), 1873-1928 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn New England Conservatory of Music scrapbooks, 1900-1949 [microform]. New England Conservatory of Music, Harriet M. Spaulding Library
referencedIn Jacob Druckman collection of noncommercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ernst Bacon Collection, 1907-1990, (bulk 1930-1980) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Strassburg, Robert. Strassburg's notes on Bloch's works performed by the Boston Symphony. University of Florida
referencedIn Paul Jacobs collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording], 1967-1983 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Henry Munroe Rogers papers, 1812-1937 (inclusive), 1862-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Stanford Music Broadcast Tapes Collection, 1951-1969 Archive of Recorded Sound
creatorOf Armed Forces Radio Service. Collection of broadcast recordings [sound recording], 1942-1949. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The Autobiography of Mary M. Barr-Koon, 1984 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Stange, Gustav, 1868-1935. Stange-Weidig collection, 1893-1986. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rosenthal Archives
creatorOf Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996. Jacob Druckman collection of noncommercial sound recordings [sound recording]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Voice of America collection of broadcast recordings, 1942-1955 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905. Theodore Thomas music library manuscript collection, [1840]-1900. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rosenthal Archives
referencedIn Theater, entertainment, sports, and popular culture realia, 1772-2008 and undated. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Le songe d'une nuit d'été. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) records Houghton Library
creatorOf Boston Symphony Orchestra. Programs 1934-1955 (bulk 1934-1941). Raymond H. Fogler Library
referencedIn Humphrey, Laning, 1895-1988. Serge Koussevitzky scrapbooks / compiled by Laning Humphrey. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
referencedIn General Service Foundation records, 1946-1998. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Daniels, Mabel W. (Mabel Wheeler), 1878-1971. Papers, 1884-1971 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences publications and ephemera, Bulk, 1904-1986, 1877-1998 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Musical and theatrical programs, 1794-1937 (inclusive), 1845-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Lewis H. Weinstein Papers Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Hilles, Susan Morse, 1905-. Transcript of oral history, 1986. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Aus Der Ohe, Adele. Autograph letter signed, dated : Buffalo, N.Y., 14 May 1887, to Mr. Dennis, 1887, 14 May. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bowman, Robert. Collection of music recordings from radio broadcasts [sound recording], 1952-1963. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boston Symphony Orchestra collection, 1769-1965. Boston University. School of Medicine
creatorOf Boston Symphony Orchestra. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1929-1965. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919. Business records, 1799-1919 (bulk: 1870-1919) Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Almy family. family
associatedWith Almy family. person
associatedWith Armed Forces Radio Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Aus Der Ohe, Adele. person
correspondedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990 person
associatedWith Baltimore Symphony Orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Barraud, Henry, 1900-1997 person
associatedWith Bassett, Leslie, 1923- person
associatedWith Baudo, Serge, 1927- person
associatedWith Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969, person
associatedWith Berliner Philharmoniker corporateBody
associatedWith Bernell, William. person
associatedWith Birdwell, Edward R. person
associatedWith Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981 person
associatedWith Borsari, Amédée, 1905-1999 person
associatedWith Bowman, Robert. person
associatedWith Brisson, Pierre, 1896-1964 person
associatedWith Brooklyn Academy of Music. corporateBody
associatedWith Brooklyn Botanic Garden. corporateBody
associatedWith Brooklyn Children's Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. corporateBody
associatedWith Brooklyn Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Browning, Bruce F. person
associatedWith Cage, John. person
associatedWith Canarina, John, 1934- person
associatedWith Casadesus, Francis, 1870-1954 person
associatedWith Charles, Edouard person
associatedWith Chicago Symphony Orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Chouraqui, André, 1917-2007 person
associatedWith Cleveland Public Library Literature Department corporateBody
associatedWith Cole, Maria. person
associatedWith Comissiona, Sergiu person
associatedWith Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953 person
associatedWith Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 person
associatedWith Craig, Helen M., person
associatedWith Cziffra, Georges, 1921-1994 person
associatedWith Daniels, Mabel W. (Mabel Wheeler), 1878-1971. person
associatedWith Darling, Nelson J. person
associatedWith Drake University. College of Arts and Sciences corporateBody
associatedWith Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996. person
associatedWith Dunbar, Gladys. person
associatedWith Düsseldorfer Symphoniker corporateBody
associatedWith Dutilleux, Henri, 1916-2013 person
associatedWith Eccles, Mary Hyde. person
associatedWith Ferras, Christian, 1933-1982 person
associatedWith Fournet, Jean person
associatedWith Fournier, Jean, 1911-2003 person
associatedWith Fournier, Pierre, 1906-1986 person
associatedWith Francescatti, Zino, 1902-1991 person
associatedWith Gavoty, Bernard person
associatedWith General Service Foundation (Saint Paul, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Gericke, Katharine M. person
associatedWith Gericke, Wilhelm, 1845-1925. person
associatedWith Gingold, Josef person
associatedWith Greene, Jerome Davis, 1874-1959. person
associatedWith Gruenberg, Eugene, 1854-1928. person
associatedWith Guelph Spring Festival Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Haieff, Alexei, 1914- person
associatedWith Haitink, Bernard, 1929- person
associatedWith Hamon, Jean person
associatedWith Hasselmann, Roland person
associatedWith Hatvary, Bertha Humez, 1923- person
associatedWith Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012 person
associatedWith Hétu, Pierre, 1936-1998 person
associatedWith Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919. person
associatedWith Hilles, Susan Morse, 1905- person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960 person
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
associatedWith Indiana University. School of Music corporateBody
associatedWith Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Emile), 1880-1965 person
associatedWith Jacobs, Paul person
associatedWith Jean Martinon Society corporateBody
correspondedWith Jennie L. (Jennie Loitman) Barron, 1891-1969 person
associatedWith Jolivet, André, 1905-1974 person
associatedWith J. Walter Thompson Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Karajan, Herbert von person
associatedWith Kirchner, Leon person
associatedWith Kirchner, Leon. person
correspondedWith Kolisch, Rudolf, 1896-1978 person
associatedWith Kubelík, Rafael, 1914-1996 person
associatedWith Landowski, Marcel, 1915-1999 person
associatedWith Lees, Benjamin, 1924-2010 person
associatedWith Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993 person
associatedWith Le Roux, Maurice person
associatedWith Lescuyer, Christian person
associatedWith Lewis H. Weinstein, 1905- person
associatedWith Loewenguth, Alfred person
associatedWith Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 person
associatedWith Luening, Otto, 1900-1996 person
associatedWith Lumbroso, Nelly, b. 1877 person
associatedWith Malraux, André, 1901-1976 person
associatedWith Martinon, Jean, 1910-1976 person
associatedWith Masseo, Rosario, 1911- person
associatedWith Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999 person
associatedWith Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 person
associatedWith Mihalovici, Marcel, 1898-1985 person
associatedWith Moreux, Serge, 1900-1959 person
associatedWith Munch, Charles, 1891-1968. person
associatedWith New York Philharmonic corporateBody
associatedWith Norddeutscher Rundfunk corporateBody
associatedWith Nussy Saint-Saëns, Marcel person
associatedWith Ohana, Maurice, 1913-1992 person
associatedWith Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux corporateBody
associatedWith Otterloo, Willem van person
associatedWith Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- person
associatedWith Peck, Donald person
associatedWith Perry, Thomas D. person
associatedWith Pfeiffer, John, 1920- person
correspondedWith Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). corporateBody
associatedWith Proffit, André person
associatedWith Radiodiffusion française. Orchestre national corporateBody
associatedWith Rapport, Will. person
associatedWith Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963 person
associatedWith Remoortel, Edouard van, 1926-1977 person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003 person
associatedWith Roussel, Albert, 1869-1937 person
associatedWith Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 person
associatedWith Ruchpaul, Eva, 1928- person
associatedWith Schillinger, Joseph, 1895-1943 person
associatedWith Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans, 1900-1973 person
associatedWith Schoenberg, Gertrud person
associatedWith Schuman, William, 1910-1992. person
associatedWith Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991 person
associatedWith Shirk, Norman. person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Solti, Georg, 1912-1997 person
associatedWith Stange, Gustav, 1868-1935. person
associatedWith Starker, Janos person
associatedWith Steinberg, William. person
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001 person
associatedWith St. Louis Symphony Orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 person
associatedWith Szeryng, Henryk person
associatedWith Tanglewood (Music Festival) corporateBody
associatedWith Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905. person
associatedWith United States. Armed Forces Radio Service corporateBody
associatedWith Voice of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Voisin, Roger, 1918-2008, person
correspondedWith Zorina, Vera. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston MA US
Subject
Concert programs
Music
Symphony orchestras
Occupation
Activity
Collectors

Corporate Body

Active 1906

Active 1956

Establishment 1881

Americans

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