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Star Italian conductor (1867-1957), one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, perfectionism, ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.
Beautiful original and unsigned playbill for one of the first eight inaugural concerts of the Palestine Orchestra (precursor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) in Jerusalem, under the baton of Toscanini, on December 26, 1936.
Size is 23.6 x 36.7 inches, some repaired cracks on verso, some dirt stains, in overall very good condition.
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Star Italian conductor (1867-1957), one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, perfectionism, ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.
Beautiful original and unsigned playbill for one of the first eight inaugural concerts of the Palestine Orchestra (precursor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) in Jerusalem, under the baton of Toscanini, on December 26, 1936.
Size is 23.6 x 36.7 inches, some repaired cracks on verso, some dirt stains, in overall very good condition.
