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  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Yuja Wang ! She brings blazing clarity and electrifying drive to Bach’s Toccata BWV 911 . Her precision, rhythmic vitality, and fearless virtuosity illuminate Bach’s architectural brilliance, balancing intellectual rigor with vivid energy and a strikingly modern sense of freedom. https://www.ganjingworld.com/s/b7o4rk0pnq All reactions: 1.2K 1.2K

We asked 100 of today's leading conductors to vote for the best conductor of all time. And the answer is... Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Steve Wright Published: January 29, 2026 at 12:23 am     21. Eugene Ormandy  (1899-1985) Across an incredible 45-year tenure, Ormandy built the Philadelphia Orchestra into one of the world's most recognisable and bankable orchestras, known everywhere for its lush, rich 'Philadelphia Sound'. He's remembered for his vast recording legacy, technical precision, and commitment to a wide repertoire from the  Romantic  era to contemporary music. His speciality was probably late Romanticism from  Tchaikovsky  to  Sibelius  but, in reality, Ormandy was extraordinary across a wide raft of music. Discover Ormandy:  Sibelius Symphony No. 7 | Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony Essential Classics) 20. Yevgeny Mravinsky  (1903-88) Yevgeny Mravinsky inherited the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in ...