1949 Philadelphia Orchestra
April 15, 2010 by Julia
This video from 1949 shows Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The flutist playing is William Kincaid, who was my teacher’s teacher.
As I was watching the video, it struck me that Ormandy addressed the orchestra, saying “Gentlemen.” In 1949, there were no women in this orchestra. In fact, no woman held a principal position in a major orchestra until Doriot Anthony Dwyer in 1952. She won principal flute of the Boston Symphony and played with them 1952-1990. And Doriot studied with William Kincaid during WWII!
Here is a link to a great article on Doriot.