Deceased

How Did Georg Solti Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asSir Georg SoltiGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn21/10/1912Born inBudapest, HungaryDied05/09/1997Died inAntibesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ128085 ↗Buried atFarkasréti CemeteryTMDb#1234023 ↗

Sir Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, 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.

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Filmography26 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Solti - Für mein Leben habe ich kämpfen müssenMovie	Self (archive)	101
2012	Sir George Solti: Journey of a LifetimeMovie	Self	100
2008	Karajan: Beauty As I See ItMovie	Self (archive footage)	96
2007	Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)Movie	—	95
2007	Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 2Movie	—	95
2007	Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 4Movie	—	95
2007	Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)Movie	—	95
2003	Georg Solti: In RehearsalMovie	Self	91
2002	Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg SoltiMovie	self	90
2002	A Beethoven Concert: Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto No. 1, Overture to Coriolan / Solti, Perahia, London Symphony OrchestraMovie	—	90
1998	Solti: The Making of a MaestroMovie	Himself	86
1997	HARDtalkSeries	—	85
1995	United Nations 50th Anniversary ConcertMovie	—	83
1992	HBO First LookSeries	Self	80
1991	Pebble MillSeries	Self	79
1991	Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti, András Schiff - Mozart concertos for 2 & 3 pianosMovie	Self	79
1991	Mozart RequiemMovie	Self	79
1990	Verdi: Un ballo in mascheraMovie	Conductor	78
1990	Sir Georg Solti Conducts Shostakovich and TchaikovskyMovie	Conductor	78
1985	Der RosenkavalierMovie	—	73
1979	FalstaffMovie	Conductor	67
1979	Zeugen des JahrhundertsSeries	Self	67
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	66
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	59
1966	Man of Three Worlds: Luchino ViscontiMovie	Self - Interviewee	54
1965	The Golden RingMovie	Himself - The Conductor	53