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Solti by Allan Warren, 1975. Sir Georg Solti KBE (/ dʒ ɔːr dʒ ˈ ʃ ɒ l t i / JORJ SHOL-tee, Hungarian:; born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-serving music director ...
Georg Solti was a Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist, one of the most highly regarded conductors of the second half of the 20th century. He was especially noted for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral and operatic works.
Sir Georg Solti (1912 - 1997) | Great Conductors In Rehearsal. Rehearsing and conducting the Overture to Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner with the Süddeutsche Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra ...more ...
Solti received numerous accolades for his recordings, including 31 Grammy awards. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain knighted Solti in 1972. For his 75th birthday in 1987, he was awarded Chicago’s Medal of Merit and was honored with the dedication of a bronze bust of his likeness in Lincoln Park.
The Georg Solti Accademia was founded in 2004 by Lady Valerie Solti, Candice Wood, and Jonathan Papp. Before his sudden passing in 1997, the famous conductor Sir Georg Solti often dreamt of running a summer school for young opera singers in Italy near his family’s summer home there.
Sir Georg Solti. Music Director, 1969–1991; Music Director Laureate, 1991–1997. Born October 21, 1912; Budapest, Hungary. Died September 5, 1997; Antibes, France. As a student at the Liszt Academy, Georg Solti studied piano, composition and conducting with Béla Bartók, Ernst von Dohnányi, Zoltán Kodály and Leo Weiner.
Sep 6, 1997 · Sir Georg Solti, Hungarian-born conductor who shaped Chicago Symphony during 22 years as music director and was conductor of other leading orchestras, dies of heart attack in Antibes, France;...
