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Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist
- Georg Solti (born October 21, 1912, Budapest, Hungary—died September 5, 1997, Antibes, France) 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.
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Sir Georg Solti KBE (/ dʒɔːrdʒ ˈʃɒlti / JORJ SHOL-tee, [1] Hungarian: [ˈʃolti]; born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) [2] 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 of the Chicago ...
Feb 6, 2023 · In 1972, Solti was honoured with a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding contribution to music. During his career, he recorded over 40 operas and over 250 discs.
Sir Georg Solti was one of this century’s most brilliant conductors and a leading figure of musical culture in Europe and the US. The great Maestro made his first recordings for Decca in 1947, as a pianist with Kulenkampff (Brahms and Beethoven violin sonatas) and as a conductor with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra (Beethoven Egmont Overture).
The Georg Solti Accademia was founded in 2004 by Valerie Solti, Candice Wood, and Jonathan Papp. Before his sudden passing in 1997, the famous conductor Sir Georg Solti often dreamed of running a summer school for young opera singers in Italy near his family’s summer home there.
Orchestral conductor George Solti was the longtime leader and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. With CSO and other first-rate orchestras around the world, Solti made more than 250 recordings.
Feb 6, 2023 · Georg Solti — who would serve as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s eighth music director from 1969 until 1991 — received his first Grammy at the Recording Academy’s fifth awards ceremony in May 1963, for the RCA recording of Verdi’s Aida with Leontyne Price in the title role.
