This was not the case with Hungarianborn George Szell. Richard Strauss recognized his special talent and counseled him to become a conductor even though he was already an accomplished young pianist. His talent was selfevident long before the time he entered the United States as an immigrant in the early forties. After 4 years with the Metropolitan Opera. he came to Cleveland in 1946 and began to develop the Cleveland Orchestra into one of the finest orchestras in the United States if not in the entire world. He gave Cleveland the best years of his life and Cleveland audiences. as he often said. were his greatest supporters.
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