Alfred Hertz

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Alfred Hertz (born July 15, 1872 in Frankfurt – died April 17, 1942 in San Francisco), was a German-American conductor.

Hertz first came to prominence conducting Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He later became music director of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, from 1915 to 1930. Hertz led the San Francisco Symphony's first recordings, for the Victor Talking Machine Company, from 1925 to 1930.

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Preceded by
Henry Hadley
Music Directors, San Francisco Symphony
1915–1930
Succeeded by
Basil Cameron and Issay Dobrowen