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István Kertész

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Also known as Istvan Kertesz

Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929–1973)

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Works
7

Top works

  • 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
HU
Active from
1929-08-28
Active to
1973-04-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,066
Total plays
8,839

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
István
Family name
Kertész
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Budapest
Place of death
Herzliya
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Hungarian
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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