sir georg solti

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Definition von sir georg solti im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a British conductor, born in Hungary, who was the musical director of many important orchestras and had a very energetic style as a conductor (1912-97). orig. György Stern Solti born Oct. 21, 1912, Budapest, Hung. died Sept. 5, 1997, Antibes, France Hungarian-born British conductor. After making his piano debut at age 12, he studied piano with Béla Bartók and composition with Zoltán Kodály. He was Arturo Toscanini's assistant at Salzburg (1936-37). In Switzerland when World War II broke out, he returned to piano, winning the 1942 Geneva International Competition. He led the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (1945-52), and then he moved to Frankfurt (1952-61). As director of Covent Garden (1961-71), he made the first complete recording of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle (1958-65), which remains one of the celebrated recordings of all time. Under Solti (1969-91), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra won extraordinary praise and success

sir georg solti