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George Szell

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Conductor, Composer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70

[1] University Hospital, Cleveland, OH.

Father: Georg Charles Szell (businessman)
Mother: Margarethe Harmat
Wife: 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, D�sseldorf Principal Conductor (1922-24)
French Legion of Honor
Naturalized US Citizen 1946

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