Kőmíves János
Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1932
December 11, 1932, Budapest – January 28, 2005, Hédouville (France)
János Kőmíves, composer and conductor, was born in Budapest on December 11, 1932. In 1951, he was accepted to the Academy of Music, where he studied composition under Zoltán Kodály and Ferenc Farkas, and conducting under László Somogyi. After the 1956 revolution, he fled to France, where he became a French citizen. He continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory in the classes of Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier. In 1957, he won the prestigious Besançon Conducting Competition, which marked the beginning of his international career. For three years (1958-1961) he conducted the Koblenz Opera Orchestra in Germany, then returned to France, where he was invited to conduct the greatest Parisian orchestras, including the Radio Orchestra.
As a composer, he received an award in Italy in 1968 for his oratorio La Vera Istoria della Cantoria di Luca della Robbia, followed by numerous awards in France for his many works, including the René-Dumesnil Prize from the French Academy of Arts in 1991 and the SACD Grand Prize in 1992.
In 1975, he was appointed program director of France-Musique, a position he held for three years. In the same year, he was responsible for supervising the meeting of French municipal opera houses, and in 1977 he founded the Chateauroux Conservatory, which he ran until 1980, when he was appointed chief inspector of the Music Department of the Ministry of Culture. In 1977, he founded the Chateauroux Conservatory, which he directed until 1980, when he was appointed chief inspector of the Music Department of the Ministry of Culture, responsible for artistic creation and education. In 1990, he became the artistic director of the "Romantic Holidays Nohant" festival, built around the house of George Sand, which achieved international success by combining music and literature.
In 1979, he founded the wind orchestra "The Philharmonistes Chateauroux", which became "Opus 95" in 1990 and "Serenade Orchestra" in 1996. He toured throughout France with the orchestra, performing in Europe and even Polynesia. He was also intensely active as a composer, with compositions spanning half a century, the first of which date from the early 1950s. He composed in almost every genre, and his works include several award-winning compositions. He made numerous recordings, including with the Arion label.
He died in France on January 28, 2005, at the age of 72.
see also: Kőmíves János - conductor
János Kőmíves, composer and conductor, was born in Budapest on December 11, 1932. In 1951, he was accepted to the Academy of Music, where he studied composition under Zoltán Kodály and Ferenc Farkas, and conducting under László Somogyi. After the 1956 revolution, he fled to France, where he became a French citizen. He continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory in the classes of Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier. In 1957, he won the prestigious Besançon Conducting Competition, which marked the beginning of his international career. For three years (1958-1961) he conducted the Koblenz Opera Orchestra in Germany, then returned to France, where he was invited to conduct the greatest Parisian orchestras, including the Radio Orchestra.
As a composer, he received an award in Italy in 1968 for his oratorio La Vera Istoria della Cantoria di Luca della Robbia, followed by numerous awards in France for his many works, including the René-Dumesnil Prize from the French Academy of Arts in 1991 and the SACD Grand Prize in 1992.
In 1975, he was appointed program director of France-Musique, a position he held for three years. In the same year, he was responsible for supervising the meeting of French municipal opera houses, and in 1977 he founded the Chateauroux Conservatory, which he ran until 1980, when he was appointed chief inspector of the Music Department of the Ministry of Culture. In 1977, he founded the Chateauroux Conservatory, which he directed until 1980, when he was appointed chief inspector of the Music Department of the Ministry of Culture, responsible for artistic creation and education. In 1990, he became the artistic director of the "Romantic Holidays Nohant" festival, built around the house of George Sand, which achieved international success by combining music and literature.
In 1979, he founded the wind orchestra "The Philharmonistes Chateauroux", which became "Opus 95" in 1990 and "Serenade Orchestra" in 1996. He toured throughout France with the orchestra, performing in Europe and even Polynesia. He was also intensely active as a composer, with compositions spanning half a century, the first of which date from the early 1950s. He composed in almost every genre, and his works include several award-winning compositions. He made numerous recordings, including with the Arion label.
He died in France on January 28, 2005, at the age of 72.
see also: Kőmíves János - conductor
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 9 préludes contraires / 9 contrasting preludes | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| A bâtons rompus | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| Alamut | Instrumental solo | 1988 |
| Antagonies | Chamber orchestra | 1966 |
| Arc-en-ciel | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| Armorial - Rhapsodie héraldique | Chamber Music | 1982 |
| Cailloux | Concerto | 1969 |
| Catéchisme de nuit | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1971 |
| Concerto pour quatuor à cordes | Concerto | 1970 |
| Elegie | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1961 |
| Endekaedron | Stage work | 1960 |
| Epilogues | Ensemble | 1964 |
| Fanfare pour une nuit d´ete | Wind orchestra | 1983 |
| Filigranes | Concerto | 1984 |
| Flammes | Instrumental solo | 1975 |
| Funérailles dans un champ de blé | Chamber orchestra | 1986 |
| Interview | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1978 |
| Jeux à Deux | Chamber Music | 1990 |
| L´antichambre | Opera | 1975 |
| L´historie de Nikita, chien chanteur d´opera | Stage work | 1970 |
| La valse du moulin lointain | Chamber orchestra | 0 |
| La vera istoria della cantoria di Luca della Robbia | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1968 |
| Le muet au couvent | Opera | 1993 |
| Les fanfares de Raoul | Wind orchestra | 1983 |
| Les ritournelles du chat Abgral | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Paganini aux enfers | Concerto | 1982 |
| Pop-Symphonie | Symphony orchestra | 1973 |
| Rallye | String orchestra | 1973 |
| Recitativo | Symphony orchestra | 1967 |
| Siena | Wind orchestra | 1965 |
| Solstices | Concerto | 1973 |
| Sonate pour violon seul | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| Spiralis | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| Thriller | Chamber orchestra | 1989 |
| Tâche sur tâche | String orchestra | 1982 |
| Une rhapsodie basse | Concerto | 1991 |
| Zodiaques | Ensemble | 1972 |