Eugene Ormandy
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Eugene Ormandy was an American conductor born in 1899 and died in 1985. His professional work period began in 1924. He is associated with the genres of classical music and is recognized as a great conductor.
His notable works include *Magnificent marches*, *Finlandia*, *March slav*, *The strings of the Philadelphia Orchestra*, and *Philadelphia Orchestra, 1954*. He is also linked to the 19th program. Ormandy is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection, and the Kennedy Center Honors collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- violinist
- Position held
- concertmaster
- Educated at
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Employer
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Student of
- Jenő Hubay
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Image
- Eugene Ormandy 1950s.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eugene Ormandy
- date of birth
- 1899-11-18
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- date of death
- 1985-03-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hungarian-American conductor Eugene Ormandy (c. 1950s)
Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with any American orchestra. Ormandy made numerous recordings with the orchestra, and as guest conductor with European orchestras, and achieved three gold records and two Grammy Awards. His reputation was as a skilled technician and expert orchestral builder.
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