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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, March 19, 1990.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 59
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Sokoloff, Boris, 1912-1995, interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Oral histories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audiocassette : analog, stereo, Dolby processed
- 60 leaves
- Contained In:
- Eugene Ormandy Oral History Collection.
- Place of Publication:
- March 19, 1990.
- Biography/History:
- Philadelphia Orchestra manager, 1964-1978.
- Summary:
- Sokoloff discusses his experiences as manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra, including his duties, his relations with Eugene Ormandy, the orchestra strike of 1966, the problems concerned with programming contemporary music, Ormandy's final years and the transition to Riccardo Muti as music director. In this context Sokoloff also offers opinions and anecdotes about other artists, including Beverly Sills, Jascha Heifetz, and Lorin Maazel.
- Notes:
- Copyright held by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Recorded in Berwyn, Pa.
- Forms part of: Eugene Ormandy Archive.
- Access Restriction:
- Access: Open.
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