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Hungarian-American conductor and violinist

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Born
1899
Died
1985
Works
20

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  • Magnificent marches
  • Finlandia
  • March slav
  • The strings of the Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, 1954, 19th program

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Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899–March 13, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist. Biography Eugene Ormandy, born Jenő Blau in Budapest, Hungary, began studying the violin at the National Hungarian Royal Academy of Music, now the Franz Liszt Academy of Music at the age of five. He gave his first concerts as a violinist at age seven, and graduated at fourteen with a master's degree. In 1920, he obtained a university degree in philosophy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eugene

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Eugene Ormandy
date of birth
1899-11-18
date of death
1985-03-12
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1924-00-00
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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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