Király László
Composer
Place of Birth
Zalaegerszeg
Date of Birth
1954
He was born in 1954. His aptitude for music was manifested early - he knew at the age of 7 or 8 that he would become a composer. He began his music studies (piano, violin, double-bass, solfeggio) in Zalaegerszeg. Between 1968 and 1972, he studied music composition in the Bartók Béla Vocational School of Music in Budapest as a student of Elek Huzella, Béla C. Nagy and István Fekete-Győr, as well as playing the double-bass as a student of József Bonyhádi. In 1972-73, he played the double-bass in the Symphony Orchestra of the Post Administration. He played with them at the Vienna Festive Weeks in 1973, too, where he met Hungarian-born composer György Ligeti for the first time.
Between 1973 and 1978, he studied at the music composition faculty of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, first as a student of his great mentor, Endre Szervánszky, and later as that of Emil Petrovics. He learned contemporary music from Rudolf Maros and Zsolt Durkó, and electronic music from Zoltán Pongrácz.
Between 1975 and 1979, he was director of music at the College of Theatre and Film Studies. As a recipient of a state scholarship in 1980, he received further training in the electronic music studio of the University of Gent in Belgium. From 1981, he was a part-time music director, as well as the author of programmes of contemporary music at Hungarian Radio. Between 1984 and 1993, he was a special contemporary music advisor at the National Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 1990 to 1993, the editor of the Contemporary Music series.
Between 1973 and 1978, he studied at the music composition faculty of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, first as a student of his great mentor, Endre Szervánszky, and later as that of Emil Petrovics. He learned contemporary music from Rudolf Maros and Zsolt Durkó, and electronic music from Zoltán Pongrácz.
Between 1975 and 1979, he was director of music at the College of Theatre and Film Studies. As a recipient of a state scholarship in 1980, he received further training in the electronic music studio of the University of Gent in Belgium. From 1981, he was a part-time music director, as well as the author of programmes of contemporary music at Hungarian Radio. Between 1984 and 1993, he was a special contemporary music advisor at the National Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 1990 to 1993, the editor of the Contemporary Music series.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
Hungarian Cimbalom Music
(Magyar cimbalommuzsika) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 18062 | LP |
| 1983 |
Electronic Music by Young Hungarian Composers
(Fiatal magyar zeneszerzők elektronikus kompozíciói) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 12371 | LP |
| 2001 |
Hungarian Contemporary Choral Works
(Kortárs magyar kórusművek) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31956 | |
| 2001 |
Hungarian Soundscapes II.
(Magyar Hangtájak II.) |
HEAR Studio-Hung. Rad. | HEAR 104 | |
| 2003 |
Cellomania
(Csellómánia) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32108 |