Unsigned Conductor Programs

Program for a concert by the Luso-American conductor and composer with his orchestra performing his own works including his famous "The Stars and Stripes For Ever" and some other works from other composers, with Maud Powell as guest violinist; no year indicated but circa the 1910s. Size is 6.3 x 9.75 inches, folds, in good condition.

Erich Kleiber conducts the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, 15th-16th October 1931. Soloist: Albert Spalding. Weinberger: Passacaglia (dedicated to Erich Kleiber, world premiere), Beethoven, Dvorak

Concert for a performance at Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany. Stokowski conducts music by Ravel, Debussy and Shostakovich. Six folded pages, 5.75 x 8.25 inches, excellent condition.

Group of 4 programs for concerts at Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, with legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski conducting the All American Youth Orchestra. Full programs with all pages and covers, 6.25 x 8.75 inches, minor binding damage, otherwise in very good condition.

Group of 6 full concert programs at Carnegie Hall, with Josef Stransky conducting the Philharmonic Society of New York, later NY Philharmonic. Each one is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. See scans.

Clip from a program mounted on a page for a performance of the Austrian composer conducting his orchestra in operetta, light music, plus some of his own compositions in Baden-Baden, on August 30, 1891. Total size is 9.6 x 7.75 inches, rust stains, in overall very good condition.

Playbill for a concert conducted by the star three musicians performing their own music and other works on April 2, 3 & 4, 1895 (year according to pencil marking over the top) at the Grossen Musikvereins-Saal, Vienna. Size is 5.8 x 9.1 inches, with some paper tape on both sides, otherwise in very good condition.

Nice collection of 8 concert programs for performances of opera and symphonic works conducted by the celebrated German composer and conductor Richard Strauss between 1923 and 1931. Size is 5.75 x 7.75 inches each (except by Die Walküre which is only the program page), in very good condition. SOLD TOGETHER NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

German composer (1864-1949) and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas; considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. Original concert programs and playbills (unsigned) for performances conducted by the star German conductor in different sizes and conditions (for more details please check individual descriptions). Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Richard Strauss and Felix Weingartner conduct the Symphony Orchestra of the Berlin Royal Opera, 4 January 1901. Mendelssohn, Berger, Richard Strauss Tod und Verkl?rung (conducted by the composer), Beethoven. 1 page, 6 x 9.25 inches, some handwriting and storage holes, otherwise very good condition.

Georg Szell conducts at Salzburger Festspiele 1955. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. World premiere of Irische Legende by Werner Egk. Soloists: Inge Borkh, Kurt Bohme, Walter Berry, Max Lorenz, Margarete Klose

Playbills for concert performances at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina between 1910 and 1930.  Various sizes and condition (see details for each playbills). SOLD SEPARATELY.  PLEASE CLICK ON THUMBNAILS BELOW TO SELECT.

Unsigned program for a gala performance at Teatro La Scala, on the occasion of the centennial birth of the star Italian conductor, dated on March 25th, 1967.  Size is 7.75 x 10.5 inches, 8 pages plus soft covers, in very good condition.

Set of 8 items, including 5 programs for concerts with the New York Chorus Society under the baton of Theodore Thomas, plus 3 clips from larger size programs for 3 concerts, all of them between 1883 and 1885. Some important performers as soloists, including Winkelmann, Materna, Juch, Scaria and others. Programs are complete, with all pages and covers, 5.75 x 7 inches (4 programs), one is a 1-page program for a performance of Tannhauser, 8 x 10.2 inches. Clips are from concerts at Steinway Hall, approx. 7.3 x 9.75 inches each, and they are mounted on album pages. All in overall very good condition. Sold together, not sold separately.  

Clip from a program mounted on a page for a performance at The Academy of Music, Brooklyn (New York) conducted by the German-American violinist and conductor Theodore Thomas, on November 30, 1875.  On verso, there are other attached program clips from other works including Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots". Size is 7.75 x 10.4 inches, in very good condition.

Rare program in golden cloth, for a concert by the NBC Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini in 1938. One page, 6 x 8.75 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a printed card valid for one ticket for the above concert (see scan), 6 x 4 inches, in excellent condition, rare! DIFFERENT DATES AVAILABLE - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. Select from the thumbnails below.

Fantastic lot of 26 programs and playbills, all for concerts with Arturo Toscanini conducting various orchestras - mostly in Italy, but also a couple in Bayreuth and a few in the USA. Also included are one mini-book about him and a photo postcard depicting Toscanini conducting the Arena di Verona orchestra in 1915 (the first operatic performance there took place in 1913). A total of 28 items. Various sizes, some programs with various pages, 1-page playbills, all in very good condition. Sold as a lot/collection only, and at a bargain price per item - Not sold individually.  

Italian superstar conductor (1867-1957), considered by many critics, fellow musicians, and much of the classical listening audience to have been one of the greatest conductors of all time. Fine set of 6 unsigned and BINDED programs for a series of concerts at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, during his last visit between June and July 1940, conducted by the Italian maestro and his NBC Orchestra. Volume is 6.5 x 9 inches, beautiful blue cloth covers, in very good condition.

Star Italian conductor (1867-1957), who was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century. Original concert programs (unsigned) for performances conducted by the star Italian conductor in different sizes and conditions (for more details please check individual descriptions). Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Fine collection of 22 unsigned complete programs plus 3 program pages (17/01/1957, 10/04/1934, and 18/04/1937) for a total of 25 items for concerts conducted by the star German-born conductor between 1931 and 1956 in Vienna and New York. Size is 6 x 9 inches each on average, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Group of 10 programs with Bruno Walter conducting opera, all from between 1920 and 1937, different venues in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, London and Gravenhage. Various sizes, all complete, in very good condition. See scans of cast pages.

Group of 6 programs, all with Bruno Walter conducting, different venues and sizes, 1) Munich 1929 with Wilhelm Rode as soloist, 2) Berlin, no year printed, around 1930, 3) Berlin, no year printed, around 1930, 4) Salzburg Festival 1932, 5) New York, Carnegie Hall 1932, 6) Utrecth, Holland, 1934. All complete, in very good condition.

German-born conductor (1876-1962), pianist, and composer, who made recordings of historical and artistic significance, and is widely considered one of the great conductors of the 20th century. Original concert programs (unsigned) for performances conducted by the celebrated conductor, in different sizes and conditions (for more details please check individual descriptions). Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Austrian conductor (1863-1942) and composer, who was the first conductor to record commercially all nine Beethoven symphonies. Original concert programs (unsigned) for performances conducted by the star German conductor in different sizes and conditions (for more details please check individual descriptions). Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Program for the celebration of the 70th birthday of the composer with guest conductors Franz Lehar, Oskar Nedbal, H.M. Wallner, and others, in Vienna, on January 18, 1913. Size is 5.5 x 8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, some wear, otherwise in excellent condition.

2 programs for world premiere concerts conducted by Gunter Wand in Cologne, May and July, 1946. Bernd Alois Zimmerman; Scherzo Sinfonico (world premiere), Beethoven, Berlioz. Size is 6 x 8.25 inches, 1 page printed on both sides, storage holes, otherwise in excellent condition Walter Braunfels: Der Tod der Kleopatra (world premiere), scene for soprano and orchestra, with Walburga Wegner as the soprano. Same size and condition.