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Sir Georg Solti

Hungarian-British conductor who won 31 competitive GRAMMY Awards and served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1991.

United Kingdom

Portrait of Sir Georg Solti in London, 1975.

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Biography

Sir Georg Solti was born György Stern on 21 October 1912 in Budapest into a Jewish family. He studied at the Liszt Academy, fled anti-Jewish restrictions before the Second World War and later led major opera houses and orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He became a British citizen in 1972 and died on 5 September 1997 in Antibes, France. The Recording Academy credits him with 31 competitive GRAMMY wins. Hungarian-British conductor who won 31 competitive GRAMMY Awards and served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1991. In Jewish World Records, Sir Georg Solti is connected to the record “Most Grammy Awards Won by a Jewish Person,” based on the stored achievement of 31 competitive GRAMMY Awards.

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Records held by Sir Georg Solti

Portrait of Sir Georg Solti in London, 1975.
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Most Grammy Awards Won by a Jewish Person

Record holder

Sir Georg Solti

Record value

31 competitive GRAMMY Awards

Sir Georg Solti holds the record for the "Most Grammy Awards Won by a Jewish Person" with a total of "31 competitive GRAMMY Awards". This figure, based on official Recording Academy credits, represents competitive wins personally credited to him and excludes non-competitive honours such as the Trustees Award and Lifetime Achievement Award he also received. His 31st and final competitive award was received posthumously at the 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards on 25 February 1998.

Country represented
United Kingdom
Achievement date
25 February 1998
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