Walter Henry Rothwell
Walter Henry Rothwell (born September 22, 1872 in London , † March 12, 1927 in Santa Monica ) was an English conductor.
Rothwell studied piano and conducting in Vienna and was a répétiteur at the Vienna Court Opera before becoming assistant to Gustav Mahler in Hamburg. He then worked at the opera houses in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. In the USA he first appeared as a conductor in 1905.
A few years later he took over the leadership of the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra . After its dissolution he went to New York. In 1919 he became the first conductor of the newly formed Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra , which he directed until his death.
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- Kevin Starr: Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s , Oxford University Press US, 1991, ISBN 019507260X , p. 164 f.
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| SURNAME | Rothwell, Walter Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1927 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica |