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  1. 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.

  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Eugene Ormandy (born Nov. 18, 1899, Budapest—died March 12, 1985, Philadelphia) was a Hungarian-born American conductor who was identified with the Late Romantic and early 20th-century repertoire. Ormandy graduated from the Budapest Royal Academy, where he studied violin with Jenö Hubay, at age 14. By age 17 he was a professor of violin ...

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  3. Jun 18, 2021 · Eugene Ormandy presided over the Philadelphia Orchestra for an astonishing 44 years, from 1936 to 1980. Their sound together was alluring, but his interpretations were criticized as shallow. Credit...

  4. Jul 11, 2021 · Ormandy is no mystery to critic David Hurwitz, who is among the better-informed music journalists on the planet, and whose 90-minute YouTube review of Eugene Ormandy: The Columbia Legacy (all of his mono recordings on 120 CDs, made between 1944 and 1958) began with him proclaiming the late conductor to have been a genius of sorts. Ormandy, it ...

  5. May 21, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Eugene Ormandy, a Hungarian-born American conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over four decades. Find out how he became a violin prodigy, a movie pit musician, a radio star, and a legendary orchestral leader.

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  7. Learn about the life and career of Eugene Ormandy, a renowned conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for 44 years. Discover how he started as a child prodigy in Budapest, became a radio star in New York, and created a unique sound with his orchestra.

  8. Eugene Ormandy Collection. This collection documents the extraordinary 64-year music career of Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985), best known for his long tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Materials are available to researchers through the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Eugene Ormandy served as conductor of the ...

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