Jenő Blau
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Jenő Blau, better known as Eugene Ormandy, was a Hungarian-American conductor famed for his long and influential tenure leading the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jenő Blau canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian-American person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eugene Ormandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jenő Blau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-03-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Franz Liszt Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980 (Philadelphia Orchestra music director) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | orchestral conducting ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Jenő Blau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | long tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableStudentOf | Jenő Hubay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Rachmaninoff concertos with the Philadelphia Orchestra
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recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies with the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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violinist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra
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principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gretel Ormandy
NERFINISHED
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Stephanie Goldner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1936 (Philadelphia Orchestra music director) ⓘ |
| style | lush orchestral sound associated with the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
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