ourt , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Par ry ." ▁Dun bar ▁also ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Bowl . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁conducted ▁eight ▁orch est ras ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁visited ▁Russia , ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Phil harm onic , ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁Sym phony ▁Radio ▁and ▁TV ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁the ▁B aku ▁Phil harm onic ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁K ras n od ar , ▁North ▁C au cas us . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁said : ▁" The ▁success ▁I ▁have ▁achieved ▁through ▁sacrifice ▁and ▁struggle ▁is ▁not ▁for ▁myself , ▁but ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁colored ▁people ." ▁ ▁He ▁champion ed ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁other ▁black ▁compos ers , ▁particularly ▁the ▁African - American ▁Still , ▁alongside ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁aut ograph ▁of ▁Still ' s ▁Fest ive ▁O vert ure ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁is ▁dedicated ▁" To ▁my ▁dear ▁friend , ▁Rud olph ▁Dun bar ". ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁Dun bar ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁He ▁became ▁London ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Neg ro ▁Press ▁news ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁reported ▁for ▁them ▁on ▁deb ates ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on