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Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra

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The orchestra was founded in 1941 and presented concerts in Franklin County Memorial Hall (now the Franklin County Board of Elections building). Originally the orchestra was semi-professional with all of its principal chairs occupied by full-time professional players. Many of these musicians were
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network. Live recordings preserving the sound of the Philharmonic exist, having been made during concerts by Robert Buchsbaum's local recording company, Coronet Records. Buchsbaum was also the orchestra's principal oboist. One of these, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with
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In 1951, the Philharmonic's former concertmaster, George Hardesty, started the Columbus Little Symphony. From this group evolved the present
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imported to Columbus from Chicago, Cleveland and elsewhere due to a shortage of local players during
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The music director during the entire life of the Columbus Philharmonic was
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The orchestra's concerts were broadcast several times nationally on the
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as soloist, was issued on CD by the Pearl label in 1995.
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Franklin County Memorial Hall
symphony orchestra
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Izler Solomon
World War II
NBC Radio
Artur Schnabel
Izler Solomon
Indianapolis Symphony
African American
Carolyn Utz
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
"In the World of Music"
"WORLD OF MUSIC: ORCHESTRAS FOLD; Columbus and Portland Announce Cancellation Of 1949-50 Season"
"ONE THING AND ANOTHER; Met Opening to Be Broadcast in Full - NBC to Offer Symphony Series"
"Piano Concerti 1-5"
"Izler Solomon, 77, an Orchestra Conductor"
"Violinist in Fourth Year With Columbus Philharmonic"
"Breaks Bans To Ohio Symphony"
ISSN
0047-1704
Categories
1941 establishments in Ohio
1949 disestablishments in Ohio
Culture of Columbus, Ohio
Disbanded American orchestras
Musical groups established in 1941
Musical groups disestablished in 1949

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