András Kórodi
András Kórodi (born May 24, 1922 in Budapest , † September 17, 1986 in Treviso ) was a Hungarian conductor .
Kórodi studied piano , composition and conducting with János Ferencsik at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest . In 1946 he began to work as a répétiteur at the Budapest Opera ; his first opera conducted by him at this house was Zoltán Kodály's Singspiel Háry János . In 1963 he was appointed principal conductor of the opera. At this point he already had a significant career as a conductor; in 1957 he had conducted Carmen at the Bolshoi Theater . In 1967 he also became head of the Budapest Philharmonic .
From 1957 he also worked as a teacher at the Budapest Academy, numerous famous conductors of the following generation were among his students, including Andras Ligeti and Ádám Medveczky .
Kórodi stood up for the music of the 20th century and especially for the composers of his country. He recorded several works by Béla Bartók , Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt for the record. Further composers with first and world premieres were Sándor Szokolay ( Blood Wedding ), Ferenc Szabó and Pál Kadosa .
Kórodi is buried in the Farkasréter Cemetery in Budapest.
Honors
- Kossuth Prize Winner (1970)
- Liszt Prize Winner (1952, 1958)
Web links
- Media from and about András Kórodi in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Kórodi, András |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1986 |
Place of death | Treviso |