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Ferenc Fricsay
Conductor Ferenc Fricsay was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary on August 9,
1914. The son of a bandleader, he became interested in music at a young age –
especially conducting - and enrolled at the Franz Liszt Academy to study piano,
violin, clarinet, trombone, percussion, and composition. He studied under
artists such as pianist / composter Béla Bartók, composer Zoltán Kodály, pianist
/ composer Ernst Von Dohnányi, and composer Leó Weiner. Ferenc Fricsay made his
debut as a guest conductor for his father’s Young Musician’s Orchestra of
Budapest before taking over as full-time co...
