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Alice M. Ditson Fund, Conductor's Award
Photograph, Dean Dixon, 1948
Columbia University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
In 1945 the Fund granted its first annual Conductor’s Award, the oldest award to honor conductors for distinguished contributions to American music. The first recipient was Howard Hanson. Among other recipients were Dean Dixon, 1948, shown here; Leopold Stokowski, 1952; Robert Shaw, 1955; Leonard Bernstein, 1958, shown below; Gunther Schuller, 1970; Lukas Foss, 1974; Eugene Ormandy, 1977; Leonard Slatkin, 1984; Dennis Russell Davies, 1987; Mstislav Rostropovich, 1990; Michael Tilson Thomas, 1993; James DePreist, 2000; James Levine, 2009; and Alan Gilbert in 2011. For the full list of receipients, see:
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Ditson_Conductor's_Award
Alice M. Ditson Fund, Conductor's Award
Photograph, Leonard and Felicia Bernstein with Douglas Moore, 1958
Columbia University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library