Milton Katims

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Milton Katims (born June 24, 1909 in Brooklyn , New York City , † February 27, 2006 in Shoreline , Washington ) was an American conductor and violist .

Life

Katims, offspring of an Austro-Hungarian-Russian immigrant family, studied violin at Columbia University , then viola and conducting with Léon Barzin . From 1935 to 1943 he worked as a violist and assistant conductor at WOR Radio Station. He then became a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Arturo Toscanini , where he was first principal violist and from 1947 to 1954 as principal guest conductor. At the same time he taught at the Juilliard School , founded the New York Quartet with the pianist Mieczysław Horszowski and temporarily helped out with the Budapest Quartet .

In 1954 he became music director and conductor of the Seattle Symphony and remained in this position until 1976. He also conducted renowned orchestras as a guest. a. New York Philharmonic , Philadelphia Orchestra , Boston Symphony , London Philharmonic , Cleveland Orchestra and Montreal Symphony . From 1976 to 1984 he was Artistic Director of the Moore School of Music at the University of Houston . In 1985 he still taught as a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c George Gelles, Jacob Hosler:  Katims, Milton. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  2. ↑ a b c Katims, Milton . In: Nicolas Slonimsky , Laura Kuhn (Eds.): Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . 8th edition. tape 3 . Schirmer Books, New York 2001, ISBN 0-02-865528-1 , pp. 1831 (English).
  3. ↑ Tully Potter: Milton Katims. Accidental master of the viola and a dynamic conductor. In: The Guardian . March 9, 2006 (English).;
personal data
SURNAME Katims, Milton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American conductor and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2006
Place of death Shoreline , Seattle , Washington