Mihály András
Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1917
6 November 1917 Budapest - 19 September 1993 Budapest
Received his cellist degree in Adolf Schiffer's class at the Academy of Music, where he studied chamber music with Leó Weiner and Imre Waldbauer. Just like Sárai, he studied composing privately, with Pál Kaodsa and István Strassner. In 1946 he became a solo cellist of the Opera, and from 1948 he worked as a secretary-general there for two years; he returned to the institution as its director in 1978. A key personality of Hungarian chamber music teaching, he taught at the Academy of Music for four decades. As the head of the Budapest Chamber Ensemble, he gained undyng distinction in popularising contemporary music.
Díjak:
1952 Erkel Award
1954 Erkel Award
1955 Kossuth Prize
1964 Erkel Award
1967 Erkel Award
1969 Merited Artist
1972 Liszt Award
1974 Excellent Artist
1986 Pro Artibus Artisjus Medal
see also: Mihály András - conductor
Received his cellist degree in Adolf Schiffer's class at the Academy of Music, where he studied chamber music with Leó Weiner and Imre Waldbauer. Just like Sárai, he studied composing privately, with Pál Kaodsa and István Strassner. In 1946 he became a solo cellist of the Opera, and from 1948 he worked as a secretary-general there for two years; he returned to the institution as its director in 1978. A key personality of Hungarian chamber music teaching, he taught at the Academy of Music for four decades. As the head of the Budapest Chamber Ensemble, he gained undyng distinction in popularising contemporary music.
Díjak:
1952 Erkel Award
1954 Erkel Award
1955 Kossuth Prize
1964 Erkel Award
1967 Erkel Award
1969 Merited Artist
1972 Liszt Award
1974 Excellent Artist
1986 Pro Artibus Artisjus Medal
see also: Mihály András - conductor
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |
Mai magyar zene
(Hungarian Contemporary Music) |
Hungaroton | LPX 1227 | LP |
| 1970 | Mihály András, Maros Rudolf, Székely Endre, Láng István, Balassa Sándor, Lendvay Kamilló művei | Hungaroton | LPX 11494 | LP |
| 1976 |
Magyar rézfúvós kamarazene
(Contemporary Hungarian Brass Chamber Music) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 11811 | LP |
| 1999 |
Magyar szerzők művei gordonkára
(Hungarian Cello Music) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31835 | |
| 2001 |
Versenyművek
(Concertos) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31989 | |
| 2021 | Romantic Cello - The Essential Classics of Schumann, Dvořak, Chopin & Others | Hungaroton | HCD 32855 |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Choir and orchestra | 1960 |
| 4 Little Piano Pieces | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| The Red Cart | Choir and orchestra | 1957 |
| Apocrypha | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1962 |
| Psalms of Devotion | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1966 |
| Ciaccona | Instrumental solo | 1961 |
| Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra | Concerto | 1954 |
| Concerto for Cello | Concerto | 1953 |
| Together and Alone | Opera | 1965 |
| Memory and Warning | Choir and orchestra | 0 |
| Fantasy | Orchestral work | 1955 |
| Six Songs to poems by Attila József | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1961 |
| Concerto for Violin | Concerto | 1959 |
| Three Movements | Chamber orchestra | 1969 |
| Symphony No. 1 | Symphony orchestra | 1946 |
| String Quartet No. 1 | Chamber Music | 1942 |
| Symphony No. 2 | Symphony orchestra | 1950 |
| String Quartet No. 2 | Chamber Music | 1960 |
| Symphony No. 3 | Symphony orchestra | 1962 |
| String Quartet No. 3 | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| My Beloved Hungarian Fatherland | Male choir | 1952 |
| Little Tower Music | !to be determined | 1949 |
| Two Vörösmarty Choirs | Mixed choir | 0 |
| Monodia | Symphony orchestra | 1971 |
| Mouvement pour Violoncelle et Piano | Chamber Music | 1963 |
| Musica per 15 / Chamber Music for 15 players | Chamber Music | 1976 |
| Musica per viola e pianoforte | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| Overture to a Non-existent Operetta | Symphony orchestra | 1960 |
| Rhapsody | Chamber Music | 1947 |
| Rondo | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| Liberty and Peace | Choir and orchestra | 1942 |
| Serenade | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Sonata | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| Suite for Cello and Piano | Chamber Music | 1957 |
| Fly Poem | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 1967 |
| Youth! Defend Peace! | Choir and orchestra | 1950 |
| Piano Trio | Chamber Music | 1940 |
| Festive Overture | Symphony orchestra | 1959 |