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It was founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. with Walter Henry Rothwell as its conductor. It played its first concert in the same year, eleven days after its first rehearsal.
Subsequent principal conductors have included Artur Rodzinski (1929-33), Otto Klemperer (1933-39), Eduard van Beinum (1956-59), Zubin Mehta (1962-78), Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-84) and André Previn (1985-89). From 1992, Esa-Pekka Salonen has been its chief conductor.
Since its founding in 1919, the LA Philharmonic has played at least one concert a year in its "sister city", Santa Barbara, CaliforniaAlternative meaing: Santa Barbara (soap opera Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. Mission Santa Barbara, "The Queen of the Missions", is loc, presented by the Community Arts Music AssociationThe Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara is the oldest community arts organization in Santa Barbara and, arguably, the oldest such organization in the United States. It was founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. who also founded ( CAMA).