In 1908, Leo Weiner (1885-1960) accepted a music theory teaching position at Budapest Academy. He retired as emeritus professor in 1949. Antal Dorati, Georg Solti, and Janos Starker studied with him during the course of his tenure. DIVERTIMENTO NO. 1 ON OLD HUNGARIAN FOLK DANCES, Op. 20 is a five-movement work for string orchestra with optional parts for piccolo, horn, and trumpet, completed in 1923. Dedicated to Fritz Reiner, it is arguably his most popular work, depicting Hungarian dance styles such as the csardas and the verbunkos. Instrumentation: String Orchestra (8.8.5.5.5 in set): (Picc, Hn, Tpt opt.).