Leinsdorf

[ lahynz-dawrf; German lahyns-dawrf ]

noun

1. E·rich [er, -ik, ey, -, r, i, kh], 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.

Example Sentences

If you’re interested in recordings of “Aida” featuring Leontyne Price in the title role, for example, you can type in “Leontyne” and find her performances under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf, Georg Solti, Thomas Schippers and others.

From New York Times

It was the BSO that gave the “Requiem” its stateside premiere in 1963 at Tanglewood, under conductor Erich Leinsdorf.

From Washington Post

The opera was such a success that the New York City Opera brought it to Manhattan, where Erich Leinsdorf, soon to be named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted Curtin and the bass-baritone Norman Treigle in a production that became part of the company’s repertory and rarely played to an empty seat.

From Washington Post

Artur Rodzinski and Erich Leinsdorf made several recordings in the 1930s and ’40s, but the real boom came with Szell’s arrival, in 1946.

From New York Times

For some guidance, there is a new box set from Sony of 18 CDs, from a 1967 Prokofiev album with Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra to the klezmer tribute “Eternal Echoes,” from 2012.

From New York Times