Fritz Reiner
Conductor
1888 – 1963
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Who was Fritz Reiner?
Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner was a prominent conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras. He reached the pinnacle of his career while music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1888
Budapest - Also known as
- Frederick Martin Reiner
- Reiner, Fritz
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Hungarian people
- Nationality
- Hungary
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
- Died
- Nov 15, 1963
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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