Which jazz-influenced orchestral piece did Walter Johannes Damrosch conduct the world premiere performances of?
Walter Damrosch Walter Johannes Damrosch (January 30, 1862 – December 22, 1950) was a German-born American conductor and composer. He is best remembered today as long-time director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and for conducting the world premiere performances of George Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F" (1925) and "An American in Paris" (1928).
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the "RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester" (RIAS being an acronym for "Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor" / "Radio In the American Sector"). It was also known as the American Sector Symphony Orchestra. In 1956, the orchestra was renamed the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ("Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin"). In 1993, the orchestra took on its present name. The Orchestra's first principal conductor was Ferenc Fricsay.