Editing Georg Solti (section)

==Honours and memorials==
[[File:Solti_György_emléktáblája_XII_Maros_utca_29.jpg|thumb|left|alt= close-up shot of Solti commemorative plaque|Commemorative plaque on the Maros utca building where Solti was born, Budapest]]
Honours awarded to Solti included the British [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (honorary), 1968,<ref name=who /> and an honorary knighthood (KBE), 1971,<ref>Birthday Honours", ''The Times'', 12 June 1971, p. 10</ref> which became a substantive knighthood when he took British citizenship in 1972, after which he was known as Sir Georg Solti.<ref name=dnb /> He was also awarded [[honorary citizenship]] from the coastal town of [[Castiglione della Pescaia]], in [[Tuscany]], a holiday destination particularly frequented by celebrities where he owned a holiday house and used to spend the summer holidays with his wife and daughters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=La morte di Solti Roccamare, un registro per le firme di cordoglio - Il Tirreno|url=https://ricerca.gelocal.it/iltirreno/archivio/iltirreno/1997/09/08/LG102.html|access-date=14 December 2020|website=Archivio - Il Tirreno|language=it|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028005607/https://ricerca.gelocal.it/iltirreno/archivio/iltirreno/1997/09/08/LG102.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Castiglione, the Georg Solti Accademia and the main piazza within the town's historic hamlet are named after Solti.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vacanze a casa Solti - la Repubblica.it|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/07/10/vacanze-casa-solti.html|access-date=14 December 2020|website=Archivio - la Repubblica.it|language=it}}</ref> Furthermore, Solti received a number of honours from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and the US.{{refn|The international honours included the Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, 1985; Loyola-Mellon Humanities Award, 1987; Medal of Merit, City of Chicago, 1987; Order of the Flag (Hungary), 1987; Gold Medal of the [[Royal Philharmonic Society]], 1989; [[Frankfurter Musikpreis|Frankfurt Music Prize]], 1992; [[Léonie Sonning Music Prize]], 1992; [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Award]], 1993; Hans Richter Medal, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993; Von Bülow Medal, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993; Commander, [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)]], 1993; Middle Cross, Order of Merit with Star (Hungary), 1993; [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Grosses Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband]] (Germany), 1993; [[Order of Saint James of the Sword|Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada]] (Portugal), 1994; Commandeur, [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (France), 1995; and Knight Grand Cross, [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]], 1996.<ref name=who /><ref>[http://www.sonningmusik.dk/cms/view/index.asp?ipageid=572 "Recipients of Leonie Sonning's Music Prize, 1959–2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206162756/http://www.sonningmusik.dk/cms/view/index.asp?ipageid=572 |date=6 February 2012 }}, Léonie Sonning Music Foundation, accessed 28 February 2012</ref>|group= n}} He received honorary fellowships or degrees from the [[Royal College of Music]] and [[DePaul University|DePaul]], [[Furman University|Furman]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]], [[University of London|London]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Surrey|Surrey]] and [[Yale University|Yale]] universities.<ref name=who />[[File:Solti György sírja.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Grave with elaborate carved headstone and plain slab with inscription. There are fresh flowers on the grave.|Solti's grave, Budapest]]

In celebration of his 75th birthday in 1987, a bronze [[Bust of Sir Georg Solti|bust of Solti]] by [[Elisabeth Frink|Dame Elisabeth Frink]] was dedicated in [[Lincoln Park]], Chicago, outside the [[Lincoln Park Conservatory]].<ref>Eckert, Thor Jr. [http://www.csmonitor.com/1987/1015/lms15.html "Milestone for Maestro Solti – Chicago style"], ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', 15 October 1987, accessed 21 March 2012</ref> It was first displayed temporarily at the Royal Opera House in London.<ref>[http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Grant%20Park/Sir%20Georg%20Solti%20Bust.pdf "Grant Park: Sir Georg Solti Bust"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729105408/http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Grant%20Park/Sir%20Georg%20Solti%20Bust.pdf |date=29 July 2013 }}, [[Chicago Park District]], accessed 21 March 2012</ref> The sculpture was moved to [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]] in 2006 in a new ''Solti Garden'', near Orchestra Hall in [[Symphony Center]].<ref>
[http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/sir_george_solti_bust.html "Sir George ''<nowiki>{{sic}}</nowiki>'' Solti Bust (in Grant Park)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620221317/http://explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/sir_george_solti_bust.html |date=20 June 2010 }}, ''Explore Chicago'', accessed 28 February 2012</ref> In 1997, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of his birth, the City of Chicago renamed the block of East Adams Street adjacent to Symphony Center as "Sir Georg Solti Place" in his memory.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/10/22/solti-to-be-honored-with-own-street-sign/ "Solti To Be Honored With Own Street Sign"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', 22 October 1997</ref>

Record industry awards to Solti included the Grand Prix Mondial du Disque (14 times) and 31 [[Grammy Awards]] (besides a special Trustees' Grammy Award, shared with John Culshaw, for the recording of the ''Ring'' (1967) and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1996)).<ref name=who /> He held the record for [[Grammy Award milestones|most Grammy wins of all time]], until Beyoncé tied and later beat the record [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|in 2023]].<ref name=deccaweb /> In September 2007, as a tribute on the 10th anniversary of his death, Decca published a recording of his final concert.<ref name=d />

After Solti's death, his widow and daughters set up the Solti Foundation to assist young musicians.<ref>[http://www.soltifoundation.com/thefoundation.php "The Foundation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028005608/http://www.soltifoundation.com/thefoundation.php |date=28 October 2021 }}, The Solti Foundation, accessed 28 February 2012</ref> Solti's memoirs, written with the assistance of [[Harvey Sachs]], were published the month after his death.<ref>Solti and Sachs, passim</ref> Solti's life was also documented in a 1997 film by Peter Maniura, ''Sir Georg Solti: The Making of a Maestro.''<ref>{{cite book|last=Maniura |first=Peter |year= 1997|title=Sir Georg Solti: The Making of a Maestro |location=Chatsworth, CA |publisher=R M Associates |oclc= 48093380}}</ref>

In 2012, a series of events under the banner of "Solti @ 100" was announced, to mark the centenary of Solti's birth. Among the events were concerts in New York City and Chicago, and commemorative exhibitions in London, Chicago, Vienna, and New York City.<ref name=solti100 /> In the same year, Solti was voted into the inaugural [[Gramophone Hall of Fame|''Gramophone'' "Hall of Fame"]].<ref>"Sir Georg Solti" ''Gramophone'', accessed 10 April 2012</ref>

The [[Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition]], which occurs every two years in Frankfurt, is named in his honour.<ref>Franks, Rebecca. [http://www.classical-music.com/news/winners-international-conductors-competition-sir-georg-solti-announced "Winners of International Conductors' Competition Sir Georg Solti announced"], [[BBC Music Magazine]], 25 September 2012</ref>