Zoltán Horusitzky

Zoltán Horusitzky (born July 18, 1903 in Pápa , † April 25, 1985 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and music teacher.

Horusitzky began his training at the Music Academy in 1918 in the preparation class for piano with István Laub . He then studied piano and composition, first with Albert Siklós , later with Zoltán Kodály and Leó Weiner . At the same time, he studied law and obtained a doctorate in political science in 1927.

He then taught at the Székesfővárosi Felsőbb Zeneiskola and was editor of the music magazine A Zene from 1937 to 1944 . During this time u. a. the cantata Fekete hold éjszakáján ( premier 1932) and a Te Deum ( premier 1938). After the war he became director of the Székesfővárosi Felsőbb Zeneiskola and head of studies of the Székesfővárosi Zenetanfolyamok . From 1946 he taught piano as an external teacher at the Music Academy, where he received a professorship in 1949. Between 1944 and 1953 he wrote the opera Báthory Zsigmond , which is considered his main work and for which he received the Erkel Prize in 1954.

Between 1975 and 1978 he gave master classes in Tampere at the invitation of his former student Lenke Erdélyi-Ruhala . His piano sonata A hegy became a compulsory piece at the International György Cziffra Piano Competition in 1976. In addition to the works mentioned, Horusitzky a. a. a symphony, three piano concertos, a violin concerto, seven string quartets, three string sonatas, piano pieces and songs.

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• The Liszt Academy of Music - Teaching Staff - Horusitzky, Zoltán