Michael Steinberg (4 October 1928 - 26 July 2009) was an American music critic,musicologist, and writer of German birth. Born in Breslau, Germany, Steinberg earned a degree in musicology from Princeton University before joining the music history faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1964 he left his teaching position to become the head music critic for The Boston Globe.

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  • Michael Steinberg (4 October 1928 - 26 July 2009) was an American music critic,musicologist, and writer of German birth. Born in Breslau, Germany, Steinberg earned a degree in musicology from Princeton University before joining the music history faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1964 he left his teaching position to become the head music critic for The Boston Globe. After writing for the paper for almost 12 years, he became the program annotator for the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1976-1979. He then worked as the publications director and artistic advisor of the San Francisco Symphony from 1979-1989. He also worked as a program annotator for a number of other orchestras during his career, including the New York Philharmonic and the Minnesota Orchestra, the latter of which he served as artistic advisor during the 1990s. He also contributed several entries to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He died in Edina, Minnesota at the age of 80.
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  • Michael Steinberg (4 October 1928 - 26 July 2009) was an American music critic,musicologist, and writer of German birth. Born in Breslau, Germany, Steinberg earned a degree in musicology from Princeton University before joining the music history faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1964 he left his teaching position to become the head music critic for The Boston Globe.
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