Max Goberman
Max Goberman, born on February 8, 1911, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an
American conductor who studied violin and conducting at the Curtis Institute of
Music. He started as a violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra before becoming
a conductor. In the 1940s and 1950s, Goberman conducted several Broadway
productions, including On the Town (1944) by Leonard Bernstein and West Side
Story (1957), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He also orchestrated
and conducted The Beggar's Opera. In his later years, Goberman began recording
all of Joseph Haydn's symphonies with ...
