First Musical Director Philadelphia Orchestra Fritz Scheel Conductor & Signature
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| Management number | 37723652 | Release Date | 2026/01/11 | List Price | $195.00 | Model Number | 37723652 | ||
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Fritz Scheel first ever Conductor and Musical Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This is a high quality studio portrait of a historic figure in Philadelphia music history.
Included is a clipped signature autograph by Fritz Scheel. Beautiful presentation for your archives or wall.
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Fritz Scheel (7 November 1852 13 March 1907) was a German conductor, and the first musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States in early 1893, and conducted concerts in New York City. He was hired to conduct the Trocadero Orchestra at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and later assembled a symphony orchestra in San Francisco.
In 1900, Scheel became the first conductor and music director of the newly formed Philadelphia Orchestra.He was known for his concerts of military music, and one of his trademarks was military attire.
Actual Portrait is 7.5 x 9.5" . Framed it presents at 14x16"
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Other |
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| Brand | Handmade |
| Condition | Good |
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