Answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: new york city    - years active: 1881 -- 1950    - caption: walter damrosch at age 27    - death date: 22 december 1950      - birth date: 30 january 1862    - name: walter damrosch    - background: non_performing_personnel    - image: walter_damrosch_1889 _ -lrb- sarony -rrb- . jpg    - birth place: breslau , silesia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter damrosch .
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walter johannes damrosch -lrb- january 30 , 1862 -- december 22 , 1950 -rrb- was a german-born american conductor and composer .he is best remembered today as long-time director of the new york symphony orchestra and for conducting the world premiere performances of george gershwin 's `` piano concerto in f '' -lrb- 1925 -rrb- , and `` an american in paris '' -lrb- 1928 -rrb- .