AKA György Széll
Born: 7-Jun-1897Birthplace: Budapest, HungaryDied: 30-Jul-1970Location of death: Cleveland, OH [1]Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Conductor, Composer
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70
Father: Georg Charles Szell (businessman)Mother: Margarethe HarmatWife: Olga Band (m. 1920, div. 1926)Wife: Helena Schultz Teltsch (m. 25-Jan-1938, until his death)
University: Academy of Music, Vienna
New York Philharmonic Music Advisor (1969-70) Cleveland Orchestra Music Director (1946-70) New York Metropolitan Opera Principal Conductor (1942-46) Scottish Orchestra Principal Conductor (1937-39) Prague State Opera Conductor (1930-37, "German Theatre") Berlin State Opera Conductor (1924-29) Municipal Theater, Düsseldorf Principal Conductor (1922-24) French Legion of Honor Naturalized US Citizen 1946
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