Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
în persoana...în care s-a format
English translation:
...the German school which had molded him as conductor...
Romanian term
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
în persoana...în care s-a format
" Instinct de cea mai pură muzicalitate, în persoana maestrului [conductor name] se împerecheau într-un mod armonios caracteristicile școlii germane, în care s-a format, cu inspirația originii sale meridionale. "
I begun this sentence with:
"With the most natural musical instinct, [conductor name] combined the harmonious characteristics of the German schools, with [????-now the problem], with (or inspired by?) his southern origins."
My problem is that I am unsure whether there is some element of the conductor's personality being referred to here due to the words: "în persoana", so I do not know what "s-a format" should be - this is the connection which would make a difference in the English anyway.
| 3 +2 | ...the German school which had moulded him as conductor... |
Catalina Tomescu
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Proposed translations
legalese/fashion/literary translation
Native in: Romanian
Works in: Romanian to English, English to Romanian
...the German school which had moulded him as conductor...
...just a thought, kind of twisted, I admit it...
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Cosmin Băduleţeanu
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thanks
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RODICA CIOBANU
: poate shaped in loc de moulded ar fi mai potrivit
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Thanks. Cred ca ai dreptate, mould suna slightly rigid:)
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Discussion
The idea is that the conductor's personality was a harmonious combination between the characteristics of the German school, in which he was formed/instructed (as a musician probably) and the inspiration of his southern origins...