Dohnányi

American  

[dawh-nah-nyi] / ˈdɔh nɑ nyɪ /

noun

1. Ernst von or Ernő 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.

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Dohnányi British  

/ ˈdohnaːnji, dɒkˈnɑːnjɪ, dɒx- /

noun

1. Ernö (ˈɛrnøː) or Ernst von (ɛrnst fɔn). 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer whose works include Variations on a Nursery Theme (1913) for piano and orchestra

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Example Sentences

The 62-year-old Austrian has been Cleveland’s music director since the 2002-03 season, when he succeeded Christoph von Dohnányi.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

More enticing by far is Thursday’s concert, which sees the reliably superb Christoph von Dohnányi lead Brahms’s “A German Requiem,” with the New York Choral Artists and two top soloists, Camilla Tilling and Matthias Goerne.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2016

The Boston Symphony begins its two-month series of concerts at Tanglewood on Friday, with Christoph von Dohnányi conducting Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies and “Leonore” Overture No. 3.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2012

William Preucil, concertmaster for the Cleveland Orchestra, has recounted an awkward instance when a hornet was threatening to sting conductor Christoph von Dohnányi midperformance.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2012

In practice the best guests tend to be semi-retired, like the incomparable long-time visitor Bernard Haitink, or like Sir Colin Davis, Christophe von Dohnányi, and Lorin Maazel.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2011