In 1908, after an interval with no official subscription conductor, the orchestra elected Felix Weingartner to the post; he was to remain in it until 1927, and conducted at least 432 concerts with them in total, including the VPO's first tour of South America in 1922.Raymond Holden, The Virtuoso Conductors: the Central European Tradition from Wagner to Karajan, Yale University Press, 2005, p. 108 Weingartner's interpretive stance was opposite to Mahler's (Mahler employed marked tempo fluctuations in Beethoven, whereas Weingartner decried "tempo rubato conductors"); but like Mahler, he considered himself primarily a composer, and between 1910 and 1923 led the orchestra in at least one piece of his own music per season.Holden, p. 109 He was most renowned for his Beethoven – he programmed at least two symphonies per season, and complete cycles in 1916/17 and 1926/27. It was Weingartner who led the orchestra's first concert devoted to entirely to the music of Johann Strauss, Jr. (for the composer's centennial), on 25 October 1925.
in 1908 after an interval with no official subscription conductor the orchestra elected felix weingartner to the post; he was to remain in it until 1927 and conducted at least 432 concerts with them in total including the vpo's first tour of south america in 1922raymond holden the virtuoso conductors the central european tradition from wagner to karajan yale university press 2005 p 108 weingartner's interpretive stance was opposite to mahler's (mahler employed marked tempo fluctuations in beethoven whereas weingartner decried "tempo rubato conductors"); but like mahler he considered himself primarily a composer and between 1910 and 1923 led the orchestra in at least one piece of his own music per seasonholden p 109 he was most renowned for his beethoven – he programmed at least two symphonies per season and complete cycles in 1916/17 and 1926/27 it was weingartner who led the orchestra's first concert devoted to entirely to the music of johann strauss jr (for the composer's centennial) on 25 october 1925