Endre Kovács (organist)
Endre Kovács (born June 5, 1936 in Budapest ; † April 3, 2015 there ) was a Hungarian organist , concert organizer and concert dramaturge.
Career and professional activity
Kovács studied with Aladár Zalánfy and Ferenc Gergely. In 1964 and 1965 he attended master classes at the international organ festival in Haarlem with Anton Heiller , Cor Kee , Siegfried Reda , Marie-Claire Alain and Gustav Leonhardt . Endre Kovacs gave numerous concerts in Europe. Some were also recorded by broadcasters. He was the first organist at the Reformed Church in Josefstadt, 8th district in Budapest. In addition, from 1991 to 1996 he was artistic deputy director of the National Philharmonic in Budapest.
Award
His record with works by Franz Liszt won the Grand Prix in Paris and Budapest (1976).
literature
- Székely András: Ki kicsoda a magyar zeneéletben? [Hungarian music dictionary]. Zeneműkiadó, Budapest, 1988. ISBN 963-330-672-8 . P. 249.
Web links
- Endre Kovács at Allmusic (English)
- Endre Kovács on: Franz Liszt , Complete Organ Works
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Portrait on parlando.hu (Hungarian), accessed on May 24, 2016.
- ↑ Short biography on orgelfestival.ch ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 24, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kovács, Endre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian organist, concert promoter and concert dramaturge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd April 2015 |
| Place of death | Budapest |