Erich Leinsdorf (1912 – 1993)
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42. Erich Leinsdorf (1912 – 1993)
During Leinsdorf's performance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, it was announced that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated, so he changed the programme to include Beethoven's funeral march from Symphony No. 3.