Conductor
Arturo Toscanini
Conducted from memory because he was too short-sighted to read a score at the podium, and refused to work in Fascist Italy or Nazi Germany.
Arturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor. One of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, Toscanini was renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career, he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937 to 1954), and this led to his becoming a household name, especially in the United States, through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.
- Born
- 1867-03-25, Parma, ItalyA Monday
- Died
- 1957-01-16, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1867-03-25, Parma, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 3°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°02′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 20°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 25°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 23°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 12°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1957-01-16, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 26°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 2°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 13°12′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 1°47′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 5°18′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 29°58′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arturo Toscanini was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
