Editing Dimitri Mitropoulos (section)

=== United States ===
Mitropoulos made his U.S. debut in 1936 with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]], and he later settled in the country, becoming a citizen in 1946. From 1937 to 1949 he served as principal conductor of the [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]] (forerunner of today's Minnesota Orchestra).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legacy of Minnesota Orchestra Music Directors - Minnesota Orchestra |url=https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/a-look-back-the-legacy-of-minnesota-orchestra-music-directors/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=minnesotaorchestra.org }}</ref>

{{external media|float=right|width=250px|audio1=Mitropoulos conducting [[Prokofiev]]'s ''[[Lieutenant Kijé Suite]]'', Op. 60 with the [[New York Philharmonic]] in 1956, [https://archive.org/details/PROKOFIEVLieutenantKijeSuite-Mitropoulos/03.+III.+Kij%C3%A9's+Wedding+(Allegro).mp3 '''on archive.org''']|audio2=Mitropoulos conducting his orchestral transcription of [[J.S. Bach]]'s [[Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542]] with the [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]] in 1942, [https://archive.org/details/J.S.BACH-OrchestralTranscriptions-NEWTRANSFER/19.Bach-mitropoulos-FantasiaAndFugueInGMinor.mp3, '''on archive.org''']}}

In 1949 Mitropoulos began his association with the [[New York Philharmonic]]. He was initially co-conductor with [[Leopold Stokowski]] and became the sole music director in 1951. Mitropoulos recorded extensively with the Philharmonic for [[Columbia Records]] and sought to reach new audiences in the city through appearances on television and by conducting performances at the [[Roxy Theatre (New York City)|Roxy Theatre]], a popular movie theatre in 1950–51.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dimitri Mitropoulous {{!}} Music Director, 1949–58 |url=https://www.nyphil.org/about-us/artists/dimitri-mitropoulous/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=www.nyphil.org }}</ref> He expanded the Philharmonic's repertoire, commissioning works by new composers and championing the symphonies of [[Gustav Mahler]]. In 1955, Philharmonic's performance under Mitropoulos at the [[Odeon of Herodes Atticus]] was the main event of the inaugural edition of [[Athens Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=greekfestival |title=History |url=https://aefestival.gr/history/?lang=en |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Athens Epidaurus Festival }}</ref> In 1958, he was succeeded as the Philharmonic's conductor by a protégé, [[Leonard Bernstein]]. In January 1960, he guest conducted the Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler's [[Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)|Fifth Symphony]], which was recorded.