Word: budapestâ
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Dates: during 1957-1957
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Career No. 1, conducting, has led him to the podium of almost every major symphony orchestra from Pittsburgh to Palestine. He has conducted Italian opera at La Scala, Schumann in Munich, Bartok in Budapest???each time to cheers. He has just been appointed co-conductor of the New York Philharmonic (with Dimitri Mitropoulos, who is very likely to quit soon). This week he wound up a six-week conducting stint with the Philharmonic that was notable for his unhackneyed programing, e.g., Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Vivaldi's rarely heard Concerto for Strings, Cembalo and Two Mandolins...
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