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I was born and trained to communicate music, just as the sons were born and trained to hunt, and I was lucky to have grown up in Hungary, a country that lives and breathes music-that has a passionate belief in the power of music as a celebration of life.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Belief Born Breathes Celebration Communicate Country Grown Hungary Hunt Just Life Lives Lucky Music Passionate Power Sons Trained Up Were I Was Born

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The stag tells him that he is the eldest of the sons - the father's favorite - and he warns the father that if he tries to shoot any of the stags, their antlers will tear him to pieces.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Any Eldest Father Favorite He Him Pieces Shoot Sons Tear Tells Tries Will

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The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Academy Discipline Gave Grounding Hard Hard Work Impress Learned Lessons Life Me My Life Now People Sustained Throughout Try Work Young Young People

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Although both sides of my family were religious, I was never forced to practice the Jewish faith. I did not really rebel against it, but then, as today, I disliked organized religion. I have a strange inhibition about praying with others.

~Georg Solti

Topics: About Against Although Both Both Sides Did Disliked Faith Family Forced Jewish Never Organized Organized Religion Others Practice Praying Really Rebel Religion Religious Sides Strange Then Today Were

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During the first six years of my life, Hungary was one of the most important components of the Habsburg dynasty's vast Austro-Hungarian Empire, but after World War I it became an independent national entity.

~Georg Solti

Topics: After Became Components Dynasty Empire Entity First Hungary Important Independent Life Most My Life National Six The Most Important Vast War World World War World War I Years

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Friends are very important to me, and I have always had many of them. There are probably many reasons why this is so, but two seem to me more valid than any of the others I am a naturally friendly person, and I hate to be alone.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Alone Always Am Any Friendly Friends Had Hate Important Many Me More Naturally Others Person Reasons Seem Than Them Two Valid Very Why I Am

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I can only hope that neither of my daughters was scarred by their upbringing.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Daughters Hope Neither Only Upbringing I Can

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I wanted to get away from my past and everything connected with it.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Away Connected Everything Get Past Wanted

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But one day, when I was still young, I was parted from my family and left my native country. I hunted and searched for music, and destiny turned me into the object of my hunt. The circumstances of life became my 'antlers' and prevented me from returning home.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Became Circumstances Country Day Destiny Family Home Hunt Hunted Left Life Me Music Native Object One Day Parted Returning Still Turned Young

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I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Become Been Chicago Director Extremely Loss Music Never Sad Symphony Which Would

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Biography

Nationality: Hungarian

Type: Musician

Born: October 21st, 1912

Died: September 5th, 1997

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