Walter Susskind
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Walter Susskind was a Czech-born British conductor known for his influential leadership of major North American orchestras and his championing of 20th-century repertoire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Susskind canonical | 3 |
| Susskind | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Susskind Context triple: [Toronto Symphony Orchestra, hasConductor, Walter Susskind]
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John H. Schwarz
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Leo Kadanoff
Leo Kadanoff was an influential American physicist renowned for his pioneering work on phase transitions and the renormalization group, which helped lay the foundations of modern statistical physics and condensed matter theory.
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Sheldon Finkelstein
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D.
Stanley R. Jaffe
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E.
Sheldon Kahn
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Susskind Target entity description: Walter Susskind was a Czech-born British conductor known for his influential leadership of major North American orchestras and his championing of 20th-century repertoire.
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A.
John H. Schwarz
John H. Schwarz is an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the founders of superstring theory and a pioneer in the development of string theory as a candidate for a unified theory of fundamental forces.
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B.
Leo Kadanoff
Leo Kadanoff was an influential American physicist renowned for his pioneering work on phase transitions and the renormalization group, which helped lay the foundations of modern statistical physics and condensed matter theory.
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C.
Sheldon Finkelstein
Sheldon Finkelstein is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Finkelstein.
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D.
Stanley R. Jaffe
Stanley R. Jaffe is an American film producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "Kramer vs. Kramer."
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E.
Sheldon Kahn
Sheldon Kahn was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood features, including major studio comedies and dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British conductor
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Czech-born British musician ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-05-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Prague ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1980-03-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Prague Conservatory ⓘ |
| employer |
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
ⓘ
Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Czech Jews ⓘ |
| familyName |
Susskind
ⓘ
linked to:
Leonard Susskind
|
| fieldOfWork | classical music ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| influenced | North American orchestral performance practice ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Walter Susskind ⓘ |
| notableFor |
championing 20th-century repertoire
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leadership of major North American orchestras ⓘ performances of contemporary music ⓘ |
| notableStudentOf | George Szell ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings of 20th-century orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley, California, United States
|
| positionHeld |
music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra ⓘ music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra ⓘ principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence |
Cincinnati
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
St. Louis ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Louis City
Toronto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Walter Susskind