István Kertész
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Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929–1973)
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- Le droit international et l'affaire des mitrailleuses de Szent Gotthard
- Emberek és századok
- The Fate of East Central Europe
- A görög-perzsa háboruk
- Ős- és ókortörténet
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István Kertész (August 28, 1929 – April 16, 1973) was an internationally acclaimed Jewish Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor who, throughout his brief but distinguished career led many of the world's great orchestras, including the Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Francisco and Minnesota Orchestras in the United States, as well as the London Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Israel Philharm
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- István
- Family name
- Kertész
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Herzliya
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Genre
- classical music
- Image
- Istvan Kertesz.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1929-08-28
- date of death
- 1973-04-16
- manner of death
- accidental death
- place of burial
- Melaten-Friedhof
- cause of death
- drowning
- name in native language
- Kertész István
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