Eugene Ormandy A Centennial Celebration Curated by Marjorie Hassen Otto E. Albrecht Music Library University of Pennsylvania

Collaborating with Artur Rubinstein

Artur Rubinstein in rehearsal with
Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music, Philadelphia, ca. 1967
Photographer: Adrian Siegel

Artur Rubinstein
Letter to Eugene Ormandy
29 August 1975

Rubinstein was a favorite soloist of Ormandy's and performed regularly with the Orchestra from 1938 through the mid 1970s. In this letter Rubinstein confirms the repertory--Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto--he will perform during the coming season. Ormandy has indicated the timings of these works in pencil.