Fiedler, FEED luhr, Arthur (1894-1979), conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1930 to 1979. He organized and conducted the Boston Sinfonietta, later known as the Arthur Fiedler Sinfonietta, and the Boston Esplanade Concerts. Fiedler was born on May 17, 1894, in Boston, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Berlin. He taught at Boston University. He died on July 10, 1979.