The Pittsburgh Orchestra, in existence from 1896 – 1910, was Pittsburgh’s world renown, premier orchestra during Andrew Carnegie’s heyday.  The Music Department holds the archives of the Pittsburgh Orchestra including correspondence, contracts, concert programs, newspaper clippings, notes, publicity flyers, and other ephemera that have been bound together in 23 volumes. Individuals in this collection include: George H. Wilson, manager of the Pittsburgh Orchestra; William N. Frew, president of the Pittsburgh Orchestra Committee from 1897-1900; Frederic Archer, Victor Herbert, and Emil Paur, conductors of the Pittsburgh Orchestra; orchestral musicians and visiting performers; and many more.

To access this collection, please visit or email the Music Department.

See also:

• Pittsburgh Orchestra Concert Programs
• Programs of Out of Town Concerts, 1907-1909
• George H. Wilson Collection – Pittsburgh Music Archive #66
• Pittsburgh Orchestra Tour Programs And Miscellaneous Papers – Pittsburgh Music Archive #32
• William C. Hamilton Correspondence – Pittsburgh Music Archive #14
• Pittsburgh Orchestra, Out of Town and Extra Concerts, 1901/02 – 1909/10 – Pittsburgh Concert Programs vol. #33

Contact Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Music Department for further questions.
Phone: 412.622.3114
E-mail: musicdept@carnegielibrary.org

Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 1-6