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  Dorati

  noun

  Antal 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
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  Doráti

  noun

  Antal (ˈæntæl). 1906–88, US conductor and composer

Dorati

American  

[daw-rah-tee, doh-, daw-ro-ti] / dɔˈrɑ ti, doʊ-, ˈdɔ rɒ tɪ /

noun

1. Antal 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.

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Doráti British  

/ dəˈrɑːtɪ /

noun

1. Antal (ˈæntæl). 1906–88, US conductor and composer

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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

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

The first recording of the complete ballet came with the LP era – and it was American: Antal Dorati recorded it with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, in 1954.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2010

Conductor Antal Dorati faced 17 musicians wearing 18th century breeches, periwigs and white silk hose.

From Time Magazine Archive