“I never use a score when I conduct for a recording... Do you think he is a conductor who needs a score? No. He is the composer.”

About Eugene Ormandy

Conductor • Hungarian-American

Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, renowned for his 44-year tenure as the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Born Jenő Blau in Budapest, he moved to the United States in 1921 and...