Toscanini started conducting outside Europe : at the Metropolitan Opera in New York ( 1908 â `` 1915 ) as well as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1926 â `` 1936 ) . Outside of Europe , he conducted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York ( 1908 â `` 1915 ) as well as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1926 â `` 1936 ) .