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  1. Erich Leinsdorf. Leinsdorf conducting the Czech Philharmonic, 1988. Erich Leinsdorf (born Erich Landauer; February 4, 1912 – September 11, 1993) was an Austrian-born American conductor. [1] He performed and recorded with leading orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and Europe, earning a reputation for exacting standards ...

  2. Sep 12, 1993 · Erich Leinsdorf, a conductor whose abrasive intelligence and deep musical learning served as a conscience for two generations of conductors, died yesterday at a hospital in Zurich.

  3. Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American pianist and conductor. Following musical studies at the University of Vienna and the State Academy, Leinsdorf served as rehearsal, and then solo, pianist for Anton von Webern’s Singverein der Sozialdemokratischen Kunststelle (Choral Society of the

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  4. May 23, 2018 · Erich Leinsdorf was a prominent conductor who led world-class ensembles, such as the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was born in Vienna in 1912, became an American citizen in 1942, and died in Zurich in 1993.

  5. Nov 21, 2013 · Hear what happened next at Boston's Symphony Hall, just after conductor Erich Leinsdorf announced news of the assassination, and learn more about the backstage story.

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  7. Jan 2, 1977 · Leinsdorf's presence would only be required 90 days a year, which is unheard of, and he would concentrate almost solely on offbeat repertory—indeed a tempting proposition.

  8. Sep 13, 1993 · Erich Leinsdorf, a leading conductor of orchestras in the United States and abroad known for reviving neglected music and exploring new works, has died of cancer at 81.

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