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In 1938, at the insistence of Arturo Toscanini, Steinberg left Germany for the United States, by way of Switzerland.

After he had spent the first three years in New York as associate conductor, at Toscanini's invitation, of the NBC Orchestra, he made numerous guest appearances throughout the United States and Latin America.

In 1945 he became conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic.

Seven years later he was asked to become director of the Pittsburgh Symphony.

Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi's Falstaff.

In recent years he has traveled widely in Europe, conducting in Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland.

He returned to Germany for the first time in 1953, where he has since conducted in Cologne, Frankfurt, and Berlin.