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It was founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. with Walter Henry Rothwell[?] as its conductor. It played its first concert in the same year, eleven days after its first rehearsal.
Subsequent principal conductors have included Artur Rodzinski[?] (1929-33), Otto Klemperer (1933-39), Eduard van Beinum[?] (1956-59), Zubin Mehta[?] (1962-78), Carlo Maria Giulini[?] (1978-84) and Andr� Previn (1985-89). From 1992, Esa-Pekka Salonen[?] has been its chief conductor.
Since its founding in 1919, the LA Philharmonic has played at least one concert a year in its "sister city", Santa Barbara, California, presented by the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA).
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