Fritz Reiner
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19 December 1888, Budapest, Hungary
19 December 1888, Budapest, Hungary
DOD
15 November 1963, New York, New York, USA
15 November 1963, New York, New York, USA
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Fritz Reiner

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CSO chorus soars in anniversary event
Source: Chicago Tribune, United States | Date: Nov. 10, 2007
... when Margaret Hillis formed the Chicago Symphony Chorus at the invitation of Chicago Symphony...
a loving look inside the symphony
Source: Chicago Daily Herald, IL | Date: Nov. 8, 2007
He jumps right in, discussing the four CSO music directors he played under: Fritz Reiner (who...
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The King and Queen have arrived. Brad and Angelina smiled their way down the red carpet tonight...
The Globes are back in a partying mood
Source: Reuters Entertainment News | Date: Jan. 8, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Golden Globes are out to party like it's 2007 this weekend...



Filmography
Actor:
1. Carnegie Hall (1947) .... Himself2. Concert Tonight (1953) .... Conductor...
3. The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of...



Trivia
- A "Young People's Concerts" program that Leonard Bernstein dedicated to his conducting teachers was temporarily interrupted to announce that Reiner had died during the taping of the program.
- He commissioned "Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture," an arrangement by Robert Russell Bennett of music from George Gershwins opera.
- He conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1938 to 1948.



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