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Eugene Ormandy

1899 - 1985

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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 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. Ormandy made numerous recordings with the orchestra, and as guest conductor with European orchestras, and achieved three gold records and two Grammy Awards. His reputation was as a skilled technician and expert orchestral builder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Ormandy is the 503rd most popular musician (up from 551st in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 249th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eugene Ormandy ranks 503 out of 3,175. Before him are Greg Lake, Josef Hofmann, Dave Hill, Don Henley, Annie Fischer, and Wojciech Żywny. After him are Matt Cameron, Igor Oistrakh, Arthur Grumiaux, Richie Sambora, Tommy Ramone, and Philly Joe Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Eugene Ormandy ranks 98. Before him are Andrija Artuković, Richard Hauptmann, Nicolas Frantz, Irving Thalberg, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, and Osman Batur. After him are Burt Munro, Hans Krása, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Gustav Ucicky, Pavel Haas, and Mart Stam. Among people deceased in 1985, Eugene Ormandy ranks 73. Before him are Cus D'Amato, Jean-Marie Loret, Axel Springer, Matti Järvinen, Wellington Koo, and Nicolas Frantz. After him are Vasyl Stus, Philly Joe Jones, Mary Kenneth Keller, Herbert Bayer, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Fred Uhlman.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 237 out of 1,077. Before him are László Krasznahorkai (1954), Eva Klein (1925), Mihály Lantos (1928), Andrew Grove (1936), William Fox (1879), and Jenő Buzánszky (1925). After him are Ödön Lechner (1845), Péter Esterházy (1950), Fajsz (900), Tommy Ramone (1949), Marta Eggerth (1912), and Tivadar Soros (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 6. Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), András Schiff (1953), and Géza Anda (1921). After him are Tommy Ramone (1949), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Rezső Seress (1889), Stephen Heller (1813), and Joseph Böhm (1795).

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