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    Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association...
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  • Peter and the Wolf (1936) by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy, with narration by the English musician David Bowie, who contributed...
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  • Ormandy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eugene Ormandy (1899–1985), Hungarian-American conductor and violinist Jack Ormandy (1912–...
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    network to generate over 27,000 edits and counting. 2023 Eugene Ormandy Japanese Wikipedia Ormandy created two Wikimedia user groups: Student Wikipedian...
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    performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in New York City with conductor Eugene Ormandy on 26 November and 3 December 1939, as part of the orchestra's special...
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    singer-songwriter Eugene Ormandy (1899–1985), Hungarian-born conductor Eugene Pao (fl. 2000s–2010s), Hong Kong jazz guitarist Eugene Tzigane (fl. 2000s–2020s)...
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    concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra for 29 years with music directors Eugene Ormandy, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Stanisław Skrowaczewski's Violin...
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    attempt to produce improved sound. Longtime Philadelphia conductor Eugene Ormandy expressed his admiration for what Toscanini achieved with the orchestra...
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    seasons. Emil Oberhoffer (1903–1922) Henri Verbrugghen (1923–1931) Eugene Ormandy (1931–1936) Dimitri Mitropoulos (1937–1949) Antal Doráti (1949–1960)...
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    CBS released a recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy, also featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Valley Forge Military...
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    longer pieces, so some of the early albums featured such artists as Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bruno Walter and the New York Philharmonic...
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    Rudolf Serkin 1982 George Abbott Lillian Gish Benny Goodman Gene Kelly Eugene Ormandy 1983 Katherine Dunham Elia Kazan Frank Sinatra James Stewart Virgil...
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    1982 – George Abbott, Lillian Gish, Benny Goodman, Gene Kelly, and Eugene Ormandy 1983 – Katherine Dunham, Elia Kazan, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart, and...
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    Youth Award. He made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Eugene Ormandy, playing a concerto by Chopin, and the New York Philharmonic conducted...
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  • Earle Clements, American politician, governor of Kentucky (b. 1896) Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American conductor (b. 1899) March 13 – Mabel Alvarez, American...
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  • Performed by Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) - Written by Felix Mendelssohn - Performed by Eugene Ormandy and The...
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    Orchestra; conductor: Eugene Ormandy) 1958 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major op. 35 (with Philadelphia Orchestra; conductor: Eugene Ormandy) Mendelssohn:...
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    premiered 13 August 1964 by Berthold Goldschmidt; basis for recordings by Eugene Ormandy (1965–66) and Jean Martinon (1966) Cooke II – second performing version...
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    appeared when Eugene Ormandy took over the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1936 following Leopold Stokowski's decision to resign the conductorship. Ormandy wanted...
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  • Artur Rubinstein, Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, Eugene Ormandy and Van Cliburn as well as from more recent performers such as Yo-Yo...
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    von Karajan Angel Records 1957 Cyril Ritchard Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Columbia Records, ML 5183 1957 Boris Karloff Vienna State Opera Orchestra...
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  • Curtis in 1946, he made his professional solo debut with conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. From 1946 to 1948, he studied at Columbia...
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    to Franklin D. Roosevelt & Columnist for Newsweek & National Review Eugene Ormandy Violinist, Conductor & Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra...
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  • with the Philadelphia Orchestra as principal hornist under conductor Eugene Ormandy. He also served as principal hornist of the United States Marine Band...
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    suggested Menuhin go to Persinger's old teacher, Belgian virtuoso and pedagogue Eugène Ysaÿe. Menuhin did have one lesson with Ysaÿe, but he disliked Ysaÿe's teaching...
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    Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic...
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    orchestras conducted by, amongst others, Herbert von Karajan, Uri Segal, Eugene Ormandy, Yury Temirkanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Gary Bertini, Ronald Zollman...
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    being banned in Detroit, and Philadelphia Orchestra music director Eugene Ormandy refused to shake Karajan's hand. Upon arriving in New York City for...
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