Georg Solti
Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti, KBEwas an orchestral and operatic conductor, best known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Born in Budapest, he studied there with Béla Bartók, Leó Weiner and Ernő Dohnányi. In the 1930s, he was a répétiteur at the Hungarian State Opera and worked at the Salzburg Festival for Arturo Toscanini. His career was interrupted by the rise of the Nazis, and being...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth21 October 1912
The fear of financial disaster still remains deep inside me, however ridiculous this may seem, and I dislike extravagance and waste.