Arturo Toscanini

Italian conductor (1867–1957)

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Arturo Toscanini was an Italian musician, conductor, music director, and composer. Born in Parma in 1867, he studied at the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito and spoke Italian. He performed on the cello and worked in classical music. His professional locations included Rome, Milan, New York City, and Lierna. He was affiliated with record labels such as RCA Red Seal and His Master's Voice.

Toscanini held the position of Italian senator for life. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died in Manhattan, Riverdale, in 1957 from a stroke. His body was buried in the monumental cemetery of Milan.

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Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in…

Known for

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
Toscanini in His Own Words — Self (archive footage)2009
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past — Self (archive footage)1993
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio — Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)1991
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini — Self, Conductor1952
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome — Conductor (self)1952
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms — Conductor (self)1951
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner — Conductor (self)1951
Behind Your Radio Dial1949
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida — Conductor (self)1949

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Italy
Active from: 1867
Active to: 1957

Discography

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Listeners: 7,915
Total plays: 2,981,874

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arturo
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Parma
Place of death: Riverdale
Child: Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Occupation: art collector
Position held: Italian senator for life
Educated at: Conservatorio Arrigo Boito
Languages spoken: Italian
Native language: Italian
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genre: classical music
Instrument: cello
Record label: RCA Red Seal
Image: Arturo Toscanini - de Augostini bw.jpg
Work location: Lierna

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collection creator: Vittore Grubicy de Dragon
Commons category: Arturo Toscanini
date of birth: 1867-03-25
date of death: 1957-01-16
cause of death: stroke
place of burial: monumental cemetery of Milan
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Arturo Toscanini
start of work period: 1886-00-00
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relative: Vladimir Horowitz
medical condition: rheumatoid arthritis
number of viewers/listeners: 754294

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Encyclopedic overview

Arturo Toscanini (/ɑːrˈtʊəroʊ ˌtɒskəˈniːni/; Italian: [arˈtuːro toskaˈniːni]; March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. One of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, Toscanini was renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career, he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–1954), and this led to his becoming a household name, especially in the United States, through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.

Biography

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