New York Philharmonic's 125th

Carlos DuPré Moseley's (1914-2012) remarkable career with the New York Philharmonic lasted from 1955 to 1985. He rose to become Managing Director (a post now referred to as Executive Director), President, and Chairman of the Board. Moseley presided over the Bernstein-Boulez era at the Philharmonic, during which the orchestra cut an uncommonly bold and unpredictable profile. He was an elegant, courtly man, whose South Carolina accent probably fooled more than a few Easterners into underestimating his intelligence and savoir faire. He was, above all, deeply musical, a pianist of considerable skill; while studying at the Berkshire Music Center (now Tanglewood), he played Brahms's fiendishly difficult Second Piano Concerto, under the direction of the young Bernstein. Moseley died today at his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the grand age of ninety-eight. (Alex Ross)

The New York Philharmonic's 125th Birthday was officially marked with celebrations on December 7, 1967. Jorge Bolet was one of the many esteemed guests invited.