Erich Leinsdorf
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American citizen
Austrian emigrant to the United States
conductor
opera conductor
orchestra conductor
person
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erich Leinsdorf canonical | 7 |
| Leinsdorf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erich Leinsdorf Context triple: [Boston Symphony Orchestra, formerMusicDirector, Erich Leinsdorf]
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A.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
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B.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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C.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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D.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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E.
Pierre Monteux
Pierre Monteux was a renowned French conductor celebrated for his interpretations of French and Russian repertoire and for leading several major orchestras in Europe and the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erich Leinsdorf Target entity description: Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
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B.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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C.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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D.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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E.
Pierre Monteux
Pierre Monteux was a renowned French conductor celebrated for his interpretations of French and Russian repertoire and for leading several major orchestras in Europe and the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
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Austrian emigrant to the United States ⓘ conductor ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestra conductor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthName | Erich Landauer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-09-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mozarteum University Salzburg
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University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
ⓘ
Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ Metropolitan Opera ⓘ New York City Opera ⓘ Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Leinsdorf
ⓘ
linked to:
Erich Leinsdorf
|
| fieldOfWork |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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classical ⓘ romantic-era repertoire ⓘ |
| givenName | Erich ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| name | Erich Leinsdorf ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive studio recordings
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interpretations of Austro-German repertoire ⓘ leadership of major American orchestras ⓘ precise and disciplined conducting style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Prokofiev symphonies
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recordings of Puccini operas ⓘ recordings of Richard Strauss tone poems ⓘ recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies ⓘ recordings of Verdi operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
music director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Zurich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
conductor at the Metropolitan Opera
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music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ music director of the Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ music director of the New York City Opera ⓘ music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Erich Leinsdorf