Editing Bruno Walter (section)

=== Return to the United States ===
On November 1, 1939, he set sail for the [[United States]], which became his permanent home. He settled in [[Beverly Hills, California]], where his many [[expatriate]] neighbors included [[Thomas Mann]].{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

While Walter had many influences within music, in his ''Of Music and Making'' (1957) he notes a profound influence from the philosopher [[Rudolf Steiner]]. He notes, "In old age I have had the good fortune to be initiated into the world of [[anthroposophy]] and during the past few years to make a profound study of the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Here we see alive and in operation that deliverance of which [[Friedrich Hölderlin]] speaks; its blessing has flowed over me, and so this book is the confession of belief in anthroposophy. There is no part of my inward life that has not had new light shed upon it, or been stimulated, by the lofty teachings of Rudolf Steiner ... I am profoundly grateful for having been so boundlessly enriched ... It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life. I have a sense of the rejuvenation of my whole being which gives strength and renewal to my musicianship, even to my music-making."<ref>{{harvp|Hemleben|2000|p=198}}</ref>

{{ external media | float = right|width=200px |audio1 = You may listen to Bruno Walter conducting the [[New York Philharmonic]] in: <br> [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s [[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Symphony No. 40 in G minor]] <br> [[Richard Strauss]]' tone poem ''[[Don Juan (Strauss)|Don Juan in E major, Op. 20]]'' <br> with commentary in 1953 [https://archive.org/details/AnEveningWithBRUNOWALTER/03.Mozart-SymphonyNo.40InGMinor-Ii.Andante.mp3 '''here on archive.org''']}}

During his years in the United States, Walter worked with many famous American orchestras. In December 1942, he was offered the music directorship of the [[New York Philharmonic]], but declined, citing his age;<ref>{{harvp|Ryding|Pechefsky|2001|p=283}}</ref> then in February 1947, after the resignation of [[Artur Rodzinski]], he accepted the position but changed the title to "Music Adviser" (he resigned in 1949). Among other orchestras he worked with were the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], the [[NBC Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. From 1946 onwards, he made numerous trips back to Europe, becoming an important musical figure in the early years of the [[Edinburgh Festival]] and in [[Salzburg]], Vienna and Munich. He also coached & accompanied Kathleen Ferrier in London throughout the post war period until her premature death in 1953 & was an ardent fan of her singing. In September 1950 he returned to Berlin for the first time since the aborted concert of 1933; he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Brahms, and "gave a lecture for the students of the Municipal Conservatory – formerly his old school, the Stern Conservatory – at the students' request".<ref>{{harvp|Ryding|Pechefsky|2001|p=339}}</ref> His late life was marked by stereo recordings with the [[Columbia Symphony Orchestra]], an ensemble of professional musicians assembled by [[Columbia Records]] for recordings. He made his last live concert appearance on December 4, 1960, with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] and pianist [[Van Cliburn]]. His last recording was a series of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] overtures with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra at the end of March in 1961.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}