The composer Arturo Toscanini died at the age of 89. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
First music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra from 1937 until 1954. He brought classical music to radio.
He married Carla De Martini on June 21, 1897, and had four children with her.
Quotes
"“God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way.” (Arturo Toscanini)
"“To some it is Napoleon, to some it is a philosophical struggle, to me it is allegro con brio.” (Arturo Toscanini)
"“Can’t you read? The score demands ‘con amore’, and what are you doing? You are playing it like married men!” (Arturo Toscanini)
"“When I was young, I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. Believe me, never since have I wasted any more time on tobacco.” (Arturo Toscanini)