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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugene Ormandy has received more than 339,430 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Eugene Ormandy is the 465th most popular musician (up from 506th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 217th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eugene Ormandy ranks 465 out of 2,662. Before him are Yann Tiersen, Philly Joe Jones, Roger Hodgson, David Foster, Maxim Shostakovich, and Rudolf Serkin. After him are Captain Beefheart, Robert Miles, Guido Cantelli, Chucho Valdés, Jason Newsted, and Bert Kaempfert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Eugene Ormandy ranks 88. Before him are Hans Krása, Veit Harlan, Hans Swarowsky, Wolf Messing, Lotte Reiniger, and Nicolas Frantz. After him are Wilhelm Röpke, John Barbirolli, Marcel Dalio, Gustaf Gründgens, Benjamin Péret, and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1985, Eugene Ormandy ranks 66. Before him are Axel Springer, Abe Lenstra, David Purley, Helmuth Plessner, Nicolas Frantz, and Philly Joe Jones. After him are Fred Uhlman, Matti Järvinen, Denis de Rougemont, Edmond O'Brien, Vasyl Stus, and Wolfgang Reitherman.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 211 out of 866. Before him are Hans Swarowsky (1899), Ilona Elek (1907), Ferenc Erkel (1810), Mihály Munkácsy (1844), Nicholas Kaldor (1908), and Ferenc Fricsay (1914). After him are Josef Dobrovský (1753), Arpad Elo (1903), Alfréd Hajós (1878), Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), and Antal Doráti (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 7. Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), Géza Anda (1921), Rezső Seress (1889), and András Schiff (1953). After him are Annie Fischer (1914), Tommy Ramone (1949), Carl Flesch (1873), Jenő Hubay (1858), Gábor Szabó (1936), and Stephen Heller (1813).

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