Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra is the most prestigious symphony orchestra in Hungary
. Based in the capital Budapest
, it has stood as one of the pillars of the country's musical life since its founding in 1923 as the Metropolitan Orchestra. Zoltán Kocsis
is the current musical director.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Based in the capital Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, it has stood as one of the pillars of the country's musical life since its founding in 1923 as the Metropolitan Orchestra. Zoltán Kocsis
Zoltán Kocsis
Zoltán Kocsis is a Hungarian pianist, conductor, and composer.Born in Budapest, he started his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 1963, studying piano and composition...
is the current musical director.
Principal conductors
- Zoltán KocsisZoltán KocsisZoltán Kocsis is a Hungarian pianist, conductor, and composer.Born in Budapest, he started his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 1963, studying piano and composition...
(1997–) - Ken-Ichiro KobayashiKen-Ichiro Kobayashiis a Japanese conductor and composer.Born in Iwaki, Fukushima, Kobayashi's father was a high school teacher, mother was a primary school teacher. Kobayashi started composing music at the age of 11...
(1987–1997) - János FerencsikJános FerencsikJános Ferencsik was a Hungarian conductor.Ferencsik was born in Budapest; he actively played music even as a very young boy. He took violin lessons and taught himself to play the organ. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Budapest, where his major subjects were organ performance...
(1952–1984) - László SomogyiLászló SomogyiLászló Somogyi was an Hungarian conductor.- Biography :Somogyi received his musical training under Zoltán Kodály and Leo Weiner at the Ferenc Liszt Academy at Budapest, where he was later to become leading professor of the Conductor's Class...
(1945–1952) - Dezső Bor
- Zoltan RozsnyaiZoltán RozsnyaiZoltán Rozsnyai was an Hungarian conductor and musical director.Born in Budapest, he was a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he studied under Zoltan Kodaly, Bela Bartok, and Ernest von Dohnányi, among others. Already a concert pianist at the age of 10, he was one of the youngest...
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