George Georgescu

George Georgescu (September 12, 1887 – September 1, 1964) was a Romanian conductor. The moving force behind the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra for decades beginning shortly after World War I, a protégé of Artur Nikisch and a close associate of George Enescu, he received honors from the French and communist Romanian governments and lived to make recordings in the stereo era.

Read more about George Georgescu:  Education and Career As Soloist, Career Change and The Interwar Years, World War II and Its Aftermath, Later Career, George Georgescu Contest, Recordings, Quotations