One hundred years ago, on March 14, 1904,
German composer Richard Strauss conducted the Pittsburgh Orchestra
in performances of two of his orchestral works: Death and
Transfiguration and Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
in WVU's Commencement Hall. In this photograph, taken at the
conclusion of that concert, we see (from left to right) Sidney
Lloyd Wrightson, dean of the WVU School of Music and Strauss's
host, the composer, and Victor Herbert, then-conductor of the
Pittsburgh Orchestra.
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