Georg Solti, whose 100th birthday the classical music world is celebrating this month, rose to international fame as a recording artist well before he became widely known in the concert hall and opera ...

Renee Montagne talks to classical music commentator Miles Hoffman about one of the most important conductors of the 20th century: Sir George Solti. This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of his birth ...

In February 1965 the Hungarian director of the Royal Opera House – emerging as incontestably the greatest conductor of his generation – flew to Tel Aviv to lead a series of performances by the Israel ...

Beyoncé is on track to become the most decorated artist in Grammys history tonight (5 February). The US singer has 30 Grammy Awards to her name already and is nominated for a further seven at ...

If Sir Georg Solti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1991, could be an imposing presence, his wife was the balance. She was human when he could seem more than so, ...

The Solti Foundation U.S. revealed today the twelfth recipient of the organization's major grant, The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Given annually to a single promising American conductor 38 years ...

The Georg Solti Accademia has announced its 20th anniversary celebration, marking two decades of excellence in training young talent in the technique and style of Italian “Bel Canto”, and continuing ...

On BBC Four’s 10th anniversary the channel announced its contribution to the celebrations of the 100th birthday of one of the greatest ever conductors, Sir Georg Solti. Sir Georg Solti’s energy and ...

It’s hard to believe that Sir Georg Solti would be a hundred years old if he were still alive today. I met this great conductor several times and he blazed with such intensity and energy that age didn ...

We are listening to the opening bars of the overture to Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman." It was performed by the Chicago Symphony, and the conductor was Sir Georg Solti. That performance ...