Question 1
Which American conductor became widely known through televised Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic?
- Leonard Bernstein
- Eugene Ormandy
- George Szell
- Seiji Ozawa
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Leonard Bernstein
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- Berlin Philharmonic
- Early Music
- Bavarian Radio
- Bruckner premiere
- Chicago Symphony
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Concertgebouw
- Grammy Records
- Haydn Cycle
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Lucerne Festival
- Mahler premieres
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Question 2
Which Italian maestro was chosen to lead the NBC Symphony Orchestra when it was created in 1937?
- Claudio Abbado
- Arturo Toscanini
- Riccardo Muti
- Carlo Maria Giulini
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Arturo Toscanini
Question 3
Who led the Berlin Philharmonic for more than three decades beginning in 1955?
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Claudio Abbado
- Herbert von Karajan
- Simon Rattle
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Herbert von Karajan
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