Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy · Arts & Literature
Conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over four decades
1899, Budapest, Hungary — 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hungary · United States
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Ormandy was a conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for forty-four years, one of the longest tenures in orchestral history, cultivating the lush 'Philadelphia Sound' and making hundreds of celebrated recordings. Born Jenő Blau in Budapest, a child-prodigy violinist, he emigrated to the United States. He came from a Hungarian-Jewish family.
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Conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over four decades
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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