An original matte black-and-white headshot of the great conductor, which he signs and inscribes to violinist/composer Boris Koutzen in admiration for the composer and for the colleague!.

Eugene Ormandy first conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1931 as a substitute for the indisposed Toscanini. By 1936 he had joined Leopold Stokowski as the ensemble's joint conductor, and two years later he held the post alone. His tenure, which lasted until 1984, was and remains the longest-ever appointment between a conductor and an American orchestra.