Orchestral conductor and longtime leader of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra won 31 Grammy awards. He made more than 200 recordings and is currently the top Grammy winner of all time. His first Grammy win was in 1962 for Best Opera Recording for his rendition of Verdi's Aida. He died in 1997 in France and his last Grammy win was in 1997 for Best Opera Recording after conducting Wagner's Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg.