Conductor
Georg Solti
Won thirty-one Grammys, more than any other classical musician, and made the first studio recording of the complete Ring cycle.
Sir Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Born in Budapest, he studied there with Béla Bartók, Leó Weiner, and Ernő Dohnányi. In the 1930s, he was a répétiteur at the Hungarian State Opera and worked at the Salzburg Festival for Arturo Toscanini. His career was interrupted by the rise of the Nazis' influence on Hungarian politics, and being Jewish, he fled the increasingly harsh Hungarian anti-Jewish laws in 1938. After conducting a season of Russian ballet in London at the Royal Opera House, he found refuge in Switzerland, where he remained during the Second World War. Prohibited from conducting there, he earned a living as a pianist.
- Born
- 1912-10-21, Budapest, HungaryA Monday
- Died
- 1997-09-05, Antibes, FranceA Friday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-10-21, Budapest, Hungary · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Budapestthe zone used then
Europe/BudapestThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 27°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 8°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 25°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 2°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 14°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 3°02′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 26°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°59′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1997-09-05, Antibes, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 19°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 4°13′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 22°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 14°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 13°47′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 19°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 5°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 2°58′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Georg Solti 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.