Conductors

Question 1

Georg Solti

Answer 1

1912-1997 Hungarian conductor - Directed orchestras in Munich, Frankfurt, y London before leading Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 22 years (1969-91) - Won record 31 Grammy Awards during career

Question 2

Leonard Bernstein

Answer 2

1918-1990 American conductor y composer - One of the first American conductors to receive worldwide acclaim - Directed NY Philharmonic - Wrote music for West Side Story, Peter Pan, On the Waterfront, Candide, Wonderful Town

Question 3

Arturo Toscanini

Answer 3

1867-1957 Italian conductor from Parma - Music director of La Scala in Milan, Metropolitan Opera in NYC, NY Philharmonic Orchestra, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra.

Question 4

Gustav Mahler

Answer 4

1860-1911 Austrian-Jewish conductor y composer - Late Romantic period - Conducted Vienna Court Opera, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, y the New York Philharmonic