1964. The couple separated in 1966, but never divorced. Other than music, Heltay's main interests were books, football, tennis, chess, and dogs. Heltay died of cancer in December 2019, and was buried in Farkasréti Cemetery, as are Bárdos, Kodály, Bela Bartok and Georg Solti. References External links Laszlo Heltay 1930–2019 Collegium Musicum of London László Heltay Obituary Brighton Festival Chorus László Heltay (Conductor) Short Biography bach-cantatas.com 1930 births 2019 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Fellows of Merton College, Oxford People from Budapest Musicians from Budapest British people of Hungarian descent Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Hungarian conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni 20th-century conductors (music) Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery