Arturo Toscanini
Acting•Born March 25, 1897•Died January 16, 1957 (age 59)•Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, 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 (1937–54), 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.
Known For
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025•Movie•
7.8
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome
1952•Movie•
9.0
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991•Movie•
7.6
Behind Your Radio Dial
1949•Movie
Toscanini in His Own Words
2009•Movie
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993•Movie•
9.0
Hymn of the Nations
1944•Movie•
5.3
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida
1949•Movie•
9.0
Filmography
1952
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Movieas Conductor (self)
1952Movie
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 25, 1897
Day of DeathJanuary 16, 1957
Place of BirthParma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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