Alfred Hertz was featured on the cover of Time magazine, October 31 1927

Alfred Hertz (born July 15, 1872 in Frankfurt, died April 17, 1942 in San Francisco, was a German-American conductor. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... ▶ (help· info) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... This article is about the year. ... German-Americans are common in the US. Light blue indicates counties that are predominately German ancestry. ... Conductor can mean different things in different contexts: In science and engineering, a conductor is material which contains movable electric charges in which an electric current can be produced. ...

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. Wagner may refer to more than one place in the United States: Wagner, South Dakota Wagner, Wisconsin Wagner may refer to more than one person: Richard Wagner, German composer Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner Heinrich Leopold Wagner, dramatist and author John Peter Honus Wagner... A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The San Francisco Symphony is a major orchestra based in San Francisco, California. ...

Links

• Biography at allmusic.com