Dorati
noun
Antal 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
Dorati
American
[daw-rah-tee, doh-, daw-r o-ti]
/ dɔˈrɑ ti, doʊ-, ˈdɔ rɒ tɪ /
noun
Doráti
British
/ dəˈrɑːtɪ /
noun
Example Sentences
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There were exceptions—Antal Dorati, the orchestra’s music director in the 1970s, made a fine recording of Claude Debussy’s “Iberia.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
In Minneapolis, he will head an orchestra whose past music directors include Eugene Ormandy, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Antal Dorati, Neville Marriner and Edo de Waart.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022
Consult the recorded legacy he has left with the BIS label, one at least equal in stature to those of predecessors including Dimitri Mitropoulos and Antal Dorati, and it would be difficult to disagree.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022
In 1948, Mr. Starker was brought to the United States as the principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony by its music director, Antal Dorati.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2013
Dorati is an old-school, tremendously versatile conductor whose artistic innovations are matched by his administrative skill.
From Time Magazine Archive
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