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Erich Leinsdorf

Austrian-born American conductor. Music director and principal conductor of: • [a547971] (1943–1946, succeeding [a539131]) • [a933312] (1947–1955) • [a2492982] (1955–1957) • [a1411686] (1957–1962) • [a395913] (1962–1969) Born: February 4, 1912 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria). Died: September 11, 1993 in Zurich, Switzerland. Naturalized American citizen in 1942.