If the name Artur Rodzinski means little to music lovers today, that’s because time and more media-savvy maestros have eclipsed his fame. But from the 1930s till his death in 1958, this Polish ...

The phone rang in the Chicago Symphony’s office, and a familiar voice spoke all-too-familiar words: “Dr. Rodzinski cannot conduct rehearsal today.” Assistant Conductor Tauno Hannikainen was hurriedly ...

A conductor’s job is to make harmony. He plays the most complicated musical instrument conceivable—a symphony orchestra. When he plays well, he has only to raise his hand, or nod his head, and strings ...

The Philharmonic Orchestra of Los Angeles gives its opening program of the season Thursday evening and Friday afternoon directed by Dr. Artur Rodzinski. The concert list chosen by Dr. Rodzinski is of ...

BOSTON — Artur Rodzinski, 64, who ranked among the world’s great symphony conductors, died tonight at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was being treated for heart disease. His widow gave his ...

The cartoon in the Chicago Sun showed Artur Rodzinski sailing high over the Chicago skyline astride a musical note. His grey mane streamed in the wind; one hand clutched a baton. Above his smiling ...

Once again, it was my turn to recall a tale from the past. We do so regularly at our salon gatherings at the William & Mary bookstore coffeehouse on Merchants Square. The rules require that it must be ...

(Editor’s note: Longtime columnist Frank Shatz shared this memory of former Lake Placid summer residents Artur and Halina Lilpop Rodzinski. Artur, a famous Polish conductor, died in 1958 at the age of ...

For his second week with the Philharmonic – Symphony, Artur Rodzinski has arranged a program consisting of Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben,” “Sibelius’ symphonic poem “Tapiola” and Ravel’s “Daphnis and ...