János Tamás
János Tamás [ ˈjaːnoʃ ˈtɒmaːʃ ] (born May 24, 1936 in Budapest , † November 14, 1995 in Aarau ) was a Hungarian-Swiss composer , conductor and teacher .
Tamás studied in Budapest. After the Hungarian uprising , he fled to Switzerland in 1956 and finished his studies at the conservatories in Bern and Zurich . From 1961 he worked as a solo repetitor at the Stadttheater Zürich , from 1963 as the first conductor of the Städtebundtheater Biel-Solothurn. In 1969 he received citizenship in the community of Schönenwerd . From 1971 Tamás worked as a teacher at the old canton school in Aarau . He also conducted the Aarau Orchestra Association and left around 120 compositions.
Tamás' compositional estate has been administered by the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel since 2011 .
literature
- Verena Naegele: János Tamás . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1790.
- Michael Schneider : The composer János Tamás. A portrait based on his compositions for instrumental lessons . In: Schweizer Musikpädagogische Blätter 2 (1990).
- Friends of János Támas (Ed.): Fire Pictures - Shadow Sounds - János Tamás. Composer, conductor, educator. Müller & Schade, Bern 1997, ISBN 3-9520878-0-7 .
Web links
- Friends of János Tamás
- Christoph Ballmer: János Tamás. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- János Tamás Collection
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tamás, János |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer, conductor and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1995 |
| Place of death | Aarau |