Ormandy

[awr-muhn-dee]

noun

1. Eugene, 1899–1985, U.S. conductor and violinist, born in Hungary.

Ormandy

/ ˈɔːməndɪ /

noun

1. Eugene. 1899–1985, US conductor, born in Hungary

Example Sentences

And there exists a poor but precious recording of Rachmaninoff playing through the piece at the piano, vocalizing with his music as he ran through it for the conductor Eugene Ormandy in 1940.

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She said the orchestra had long put aside its reputation for a heavy string sound, developed when Eugene Ormandy was music director from 1936-80.

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When he arrived in Philadelphia, he was an upstart in his 30s, taking over after four decades of Eugene Ormandy.

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His Carnegie Hall debut, at which he performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, won rave reviews.

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Rachmaninoff, who long admired the Philadelphia Orchestra, performed the first three of his piano concertos with the ensemble under Eugene Ormandy there in 1939.

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