Impressive collection of 14 items signed by one or more notable classical composers, conductors, and musicians, consisting mostly of programs, booklets, or pages related to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which include the following names: John Barbirolli (page), Serge Baudo and David Oistrakh (1965/66 program), Leonard Bernstein (1953/54 booklet), Aaron Copland (1968/69 program), Yehudi Menuhin (page), Nathan Milstein (2; page and 1959/60 program), David Oistrakh (handbill), Itzhak Perlman and Leonard Bernstein (1968 program), Arthur Rubinstein (1961 program), Isaac Stern and Paul Klecki (booklet), and Isaac Stern (page). Also included is a program for the 1961 “Israel Music Festival,” which is signed inside by Isaac Stern, Maureen Forrester, Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose, Rudolf Serkin, and Alexander Schneider; and a fold-out program for the “Music and Drama Second Festival in Israel,” which is signed by 21 performers, including: Van Cliburn, John Gielgud, Gary Bertini, M. Ben-Shachar, Adele Addison, Raffaele Arie, and more. In overall very good to fine condition.
