Article: Antal Dorati, Ex-Director Of National Symphony, Dies

Antal Dorati, 82, the Hungarian-born composer and conductor who was known as an orchestra builder and was credited with bringing about vast improvement in the National Symphony Orchestra here during seven seasons as music director, died Sunday at his home at Gerzensee, Switzerland.

His wife Ilsa von Alpenheim who reported his death gave no additional details and the cause of death was not known.

Brought to Washington in 1970 specifically to elevate the performance of the orchestra, Mr. Dorati was generally viewed as having fulfilled his mandate, through improving the skills of individual players, polishing the tone of the ensemble and expanding the symphony's repertoire.

He "led us ...

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