On 8 August 1922 Ormandy married Stephanie Goldner (1896–1962). “Steffy” Goldner had come to New York in 1921 from her native Vienna, where she had attended the city’s Academy of Music. Soon after arriving in New York she took a position at Capitol Theatre where Ormandy was a violinist. For more than a decade she was harpist for the New York Philharmonic, the only woman on its roster. The two later did broadcast performances on WABC radio, where Ormandy was one of the staff conductors.