Item 33610 - Arthur Bennett Lipkin, Portland, ca. 1962
- Item 33610 - Arthur Bennett Lipkin, Portland, ca. 1962
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Image Info Arthur Bennett Lipkin (1902-1974), a native of London, was the first resident conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the first to commission new works.
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He began his tenure in the 1962-1963 season.
Lipkin, who was Jewish, came to the U.S. at age 18 and became the youngest member of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
