A symphony of Three Orchestras was dedicated to someone who died in what year?
A Symphony of Three Orchestras A Symphony of Three Orchestras is an orchestra composition by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It was composed from June through December 1976 and was first performed in New York City on February 17, 1977 by the New York Philharmonic under the conductor Pierre Boulez. The composition is dedicated to Boulez and the New York Philharmonic.
Paul Breisach Paul Breisach (June 3, 1896 – December 26, 1952) was an Austrian-born conductor. He was a pupil of Heinrich Schenker in Vienna from October 1913 for several years. "New Grove 2" reports that he was a conductor at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the early 1930s until he emigrated. He conducted at the Metropolitan Opera from 1941 through 1946, and he was a staff conductor at the San Francisco Opera during the 1940s until his death.