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as the Philharmonic Society of New York under the conductorship of American-
born ... Gilbert first conducted the New York Philharmonic in 2001, and he led the 
... When he officially assumed the post two years later, he became, at age 42, one
... [DOC] [TLE] American National Biography Online [PAR] From 1945 to 1948 Bernstein was music director of the New York City Symphony. 
... His long affiliation with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra started in 1947; he 
served as its ... In the late 1940s and early 1950s he conducted orchestras in 
Prague, ... In 1953 he became the first American conductor to lead a performance 
at... [DOC] [TLE] August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990 - Leonard Bernstein [PAR] In 1940, he studied at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's newly created ... his first 
permanent conducting post in 1943, as Assistant Conductor of the New York 
Philharmonic. ... head of the Creative Arts Festivals at Brandeis University in the 
early 1950s. Bernstein became Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 
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premiere. Gustav Mahler was a famous conductor by the time he embarked on 
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premiere .... shelf is Maynard Solomon's Late Beethoven: ..... On television, in the 
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Question: In the late 1950s he became the first U.S.-born conductor to head the New York Philharmonic
Answer: Leonard Bernstein