Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875-1962), was an Italian born flutist, and the first flute instructor at the Eastman School of Music. De Lorenzo began playing the flute at a young age, but spent several years in the Italian military before completing his formal education at the conservatory in Naples. In 1910, he came to America as the principal flutist for the New York Philharmonic. He subsequently played with the Minneapolis Symphony and Los Angeles Symphony before landing in Rochester as a member of the Eastman Theatre Orchestra. In 1924, the Eastman School of Music added orchestral instrument programs, and took in De Lorenzo and other ETO members as the first instructors.
After his retirement in 1935, De Lorenzo focused on his own writings and compositions, publishing his book, My Complete Story of the Flute, in 1951.
Hello,
I am interested in other articles written about de Lorenzo. Are there archival letters, memos, etc. from his days at Eastman? I am a flutist, ESM grad ’76, and am interested in performing de Lorenzo’s works and writing about him. I don’t want to duplicate previously published works. Thanks so much for your help.
Regards,
Katherine Fink
Hi : My wife is his great grand daughter. we have lots of his published work including his books and his family biography and his brothers violin dated 1670.
To whom it may concern,
My name is Lorenzo Alvaro, I am currently a PhD (Music-Composition) at The University of Melbourne (Australia). I am interested in knowing more about Leonardo De Lorenzo’s family history. I believe that I am distantly related to De Lorenzo. My grandmother bares the same surname and was born in the same town (Viggiano, Italy). Is there somebody who is able to help me with my enquiry? It will assist my research if I can confirm this link.
Many thanks.