The Great Orchestrator: Arthur Judson and American Arts Management

Contents

contents Acknowledgments ix Timeline of Major Events x Introduction: Confronting the Silent Giant 1 Part i: Discovering the Audience, 1900–1921 1 The Young Educator 15 2 The Lessons of Musical America 29 3 Fertile Ground in Philadelphia, 1915–1921 44 Part ii: cooperation and cultivation, 1921–1942 4 New Alliances, New Media, New York 65 5 Managing a Renewal, 1922–1930 93 6 The List, the Old Man, and the English Replacement 120 7 Competition and Indecision 146 Doering_Text.indd 7 12/10/12 3:06 PM Part iii: The empire of Diminishing returns, 1942–1956 8 The War Years and a Shift to a New Era 169 9 Troubled Waters 194 Conclusion: Lessons from AJ 219 Epilogue: The Final Years 231 Appendix: Leaders of the New York Philharmonic Board of Directors, 1921–1970 241 Notes 243 Selected Bibliography 267 Index 269 Illustrations follow page 92 Doering_Text.indd 8 12/10/12 3:06 PM ...