The night Miss America played the New York Philharmonic

The night Miss America played the New York Philharmonic

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norman lebrecht

January 07, 2015

The orch has retrieved this pic from archives of the recently deceased Bess Myerson at its 1962 gala.

The beauty queen played Rach 2 with the Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on May 31, 1946, exactly a year after she won the title. Not just a pretty face.

bess myerson

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