Erich Leinsdorf

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Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf American citizen
Austrian emigrant to the United States
conductor
opera conductor
orchestra conductor
person
birthName Erich Landauer
countryOfBirth Austria
countryOfCitizenship Austria
United States of America
countryOfDeath Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1912-02-04
dateOfDeath 1993-09-11
educatedAt Mozarteum University Salzburg
University of Vienna
employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
New York City Opera
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
endTime 1969
familyName Erich Leinsdorf self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leinsdorf
fieldOfWork classical music
opera
genre 20th-century classical music
classical
romantic-era repertoire
givenName Erich
languageSpoken English
German
name Erich Leinsdorf self-link
notableFor extensive studio recordings
interpretations of Austro-German repertoire
leadership of major American orchestras
precise and disciplined conducting style
notableWork recordings of Prokofiev symphonies
recordings of Puccini operas
recordings of Richard Strauss tone poems
recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies
recordings of Verdi operas
occupation conductor
music director
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Zurich
positionHeld conductor at the Metropolitan Opera
music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
music director of the Cleveland Orchestra
music director of the New York City Opera
music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
startTime 1962

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