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NBC Symphony Orchestra
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Rafael Kubelik
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Igor Markevitch
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Igor Markevitch (Ukrainian: Ігор Маркевич) (August 9, 1912 – March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian, Italian, and French composer and conductor. Bi… read moreIgor Markevitch (Ukrainian: Ігор Маркевич) (August 9, 1912 – March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian, Italian, and French composer and conductor. Biography Born in Kiev, son of the pianist Boris Markevitch and Zoya Pokitonov, Markevitch moved wit… read moreIgor Markevitch (Ukrainian: Ігор Маркевич) (August 9, 1912 – March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian, Italian, and French composer and conductor. Biography Born in Kiev, son of the pianist Boris Markevitch and Zoya Pokitonov, Markevitch moved with his family to Paris in 1914 and Switzerland in 1916. Alfre… read more -
Günter Wand
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Hans Knappertsbusch
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Herbert von Karajan
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Georg Solti
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Solti was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from 1969 until 1991, when he was made the first and only Music Director L… read moreSolti was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from 1969 until 1991, when he was made the first and only Music Director Laureate in that orchestra's history. He was music director of the Orchestre de Paris from 197… read moreSolti was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from 1969 until 1991, when he was made the first and only Music Director Laureate in that orchestra's history. He was music director of the Orchestre de Paris from 1972 until 1975. From 1979 until 1983, he was principal conduct… read more -
Sir Thomas Beecham
14,263 listeners
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Eugen Jochum
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Pierre Monteux
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