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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 364,722 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Ormandy is the 551st most popular musician (down from 463rd in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 211th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eugene Ormandy ranks 551 out of 3,175. Before him are Chet Atkins, Guido Cantelli, Art Pepper, Laurie Anderson, David A. Stewart, and Johann Friedrich Fasch. After him are Gene Krupa, Paul Rodgers, Bronisław Huberman, Billy Cobham, İdil Biret, and Mitch Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Eugene Ormandy ranks 110. Before him are S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Marcel Dalio, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Walter Lantz, Ramon Novarro, and Zaki al-Arsuzi. After him are Café Filho, Domingo Tejera, John Barbirolli, Soraya Tarzi, Pancho Vladigerov, and Lovro von Matačić. Among people deceased in 1985, Eugene Ormandy ranks 81. Before him are Heinz Hoffmann, Fred Uhlman, Denis de Rougemont, Karl Menger, Matti Järvinen, and Tapio Wirkkala. After him are Vladimir Jankélévitch, Lovro von Matačić, André Hunebelle, Oreco, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, and Hermann Priess.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 249 out of 1,077. Before him are Ödön Lechner (1845), Marta Eggerth (1912), Miklós Kállay (1887), József Antall (1932), Rosika Schwimmer (1877), and Arpad Elo (1903). After him are Nicolaus Olahus (1493), Lajos Portisch (1937), Ferenc Plattkó (1898), David Schwarz (1850), Anton Bernolák (1762), and Antal Doráti (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Eugene Ormandy ranks 8. Before him are Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), András Schiff (1953), Rezső Seress (1889), Tommy Ramone (1949), and Géza Anda (1921). After him are Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Stephen Heller (1813), Lili Kraus (1903), Zoltán Kocsis (1952), and Gábor Szabó (1936).

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