13184
Aug 26 1970
Sittings
sitting #
date
Name
Role, Location, Notes
9672
Dec 11 1945
9895
Feb 24 1947
Ettore Mazzoleni Esq.
Principal of the Toronto Conservatory. Associate Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
13642
Oct 1 1974
Mstislav Rostropovich
Cellist and conductor. Photographed in La Camargue, France, in the home of Henri Fabre
13807
Apr 15 1976
Arthur Fiedler
Conductor, Boston “Pops” Orchestra
For Polaroid using the new 8x10 camera (direct film) (The first person to be photographed with 8x10) He also took some photographs with the 20x24 Polariod of Dr. Killian and Mr. McKeown during the same visit to Boston
Photographs
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Igor Stravinsky
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Herbert von Karajan
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Sir Thomas Beecham
Legacy
Zubin Mehta
…director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor-wise, Karsh photographed Walter Scott, conductor of Algoma Central Railway. He also photographed multiple musical…
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta, 1983 Conductor Zubin Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936, in Bombay (Mumbai). He is currently music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor…
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta, 1983 The conductor Zubin Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936. He is an Indian conductor of Western and Eastern classical music, and is music…
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham, 1946 Sir Thomas Beecham was born on this day, April 29, in 1879. Beecham was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the…
Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle, 1988 Simon Rattle was photographed by Karsh on this day, October 24, in 1988. Rattle (b. 1955) is a British-German conductor who rose to international prominence while he…
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein, 1985 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. Karsh said of their time together:…
Georg Solti
…on the conservation of the Solti archive of conductor’s scores and will include this portrait of Solti in her presentation Capturing the Marks of the Maestro; Conservation, Digitization and Preservation…
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky, 1956 Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor Igor Stravinsky was born on this day, June 17, in 1882. Stravinsky first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the…
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland, 1956 American composer and conductor Aaron Copland died on this day, December 2, in 1990. Copland was photographed by Karsh in 1956, a particularly interesting and prolific year…
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Sir Ernest MacMillan, 1943 Another new addition to this website, Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, CC, was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist. For his services to music in Canada,…
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber, 1956 Samuel Barber was born on March 9, in 1910 (d. 1981). Barber was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator. At the age of 10,…
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber, 1956 American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator Samuel Barber died on this day, January 23, in 1981 (b. 1910). He is considered one of the most…
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill, 1946 Young Colombian-Italian conductor Stefano Boccacci has worked with professional orchestras and opera productions in both Europe and South America. In 2019, he made his debut with the…