Fritz Reiner

Fritz Reiner (December 19, 1888 - November 15, 1963) was a symphonic music conductor.

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December 19 - 1888 - November 15 - 1963 - Conductor

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He was born in Budapest in Hungary and studied music there at the Franz Liszt Academy. After early engagements at opera houses in Budapest and Dresden he moved to the United States of America in 1922 (becoming a naturalized citizen in 1928) to take the post of Principal Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He held the post until 1931, then began to teach at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his pupils there including Leonard Bernstein and Lukas Foss. He conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1938 to 1948, but it was as conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1953-63) that he found greatest fame.

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Budapest - Hungary - Franz Liszt Academy - Dresden - United States of America - 1922 - Naturalized citizen - 1928 - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - 1931 - Curtis Institute - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Leonard Bernstein - Lukas Foss - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - 1938 - 1948 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Reiner died in New York City at the age of 74.

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