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Eugene Ormandy
Deceased

How Did Eugene Ormandy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/11/1899Born inBudapest, HungaryDied12/03/1985 (aged 85)Died inPhiladelphiaCausepneumoniaWikidataQ344023 ↗Buried atOld Pine Street Presbyterian Church CemeteryTMDb#1234778 ↗

Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with any American orchestra. Ormandy made numerous recordings with the orchestra, and as guest conductor with European orchestras, and achieved three gold records and two Grammy Awards.

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020Beethoven In BeijingMovieSelf121
2010Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & RachmaninovMovieConductor111
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf79
1978Eugene Ormandy / Tchaikovsky and MussorgskyMovieSelf79
1952OmnibusSeries—53
1948Night SongMovieEugene Ormandy49
1943Show-Business at WarMovieSelf, Orchestra Conductor44
0Ormandy Conducts Holst and DebussyMovie——