Alfredo Antonini

Born in Alessandria and educated at Milan’s Royal Conservatory, he honed his craft under the tutelage of Arturo Toscanini after an early encounter performing on the celesta for Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Emigrating to the United States in 1929, he first accompanied tenor Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana and directed music for the Fifth Avenue Playhouse Group, later leading weekly radio concerts for WHN and a… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources