Word: hubay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kind of warm, richly singing sound that is characteristic of a violin. Which makes sense, since Ormandy was trained as a violinist. His father, a music-loving dentist in Budapest, wanted him to be a famous virtuoso like the Hungarian Jenö Hubay. Little Eugene obliged by making his debut at seven and touring Europe in his teens. But at 21, he was lured to the U.S. and then stranded by bungling promoters. Alone in New York, he was literally down to his last nickel when he landed a job in the orchestra that played between movies at the Capitol...