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 |
Hungarian Contemporary Music
(Mai magyar zene) |
Hungaroton | LPX 1227 | LP |
| 1970 | Hungaroton | LPX 11494 | LP | |
| 1976 |
Contemporary Hungarian Brass Chamber Music
(Magyar rézfúvós kamarazene) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 11811 | LP |
| 1999 |
Hungarian Cello Music
(Magyar szerzők művei gordonkára) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31835 | |
| 2001 |
Concertos
(Versenyművek) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31989 | |
| 2021 | Hungaroton | HCD 32855 |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Choir and orchestra | 1960 |
| 4 Little Piano Pieces | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| Apocrypha | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1962 |
| Ciaccona | Instrumental solo | 1961 |
| Concerto for Cello | Concerto | 1953 |
| Concerto for Violin | Concerto | 1959 |
| Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra | Concerto | 1954 |
| Fantasy | Orchestral work | 1955 |
| Festive Overture | Symphony orchestra | 1959 |
| Fly Poem | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 1967 |
| Liberty and Peace | Choir and orchestra | 1942 |
| Little Tower Music | Chamber Music | 1949 |
| Memory and Warning | Choir and orchestra | 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 |
| My Beloved Hungarian Fatherland | Male choir | 1952 |
| Overture to a Non-existent Operetta | Symphony orchestra | 1960 |
| Piano Trio | Chamber Music | 1940 |
| Psalms of Devotion | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1966 |
| Rhapsody | Chamber Music | 1947 |
| Rondo | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| Serenade | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Six Songs to poems by Attila József | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1961 |
| Sonata | Instrumental solo | 1958 |
| String Quartet No. 1 | Chamber Music | 1942 |
| String Quartet No. 2 | Chamber Music | 1960 |
| String Quartet No. 3 | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| Suite for Cello and Piano | Chamber Music | 1957 |
| Symphony No. 1 | Symphony orchestra | 1946 |
| Symphony No. 2 | Symphony orchestra | 1950 |
| Symphony No. 3 | Symphony orchestra | 1962 |
| The Red Cart | Choir and orchestra | 1957 |
| Three Movements | Chamber orchestra | 1969 |
| Together and Alone | Opera | 1965 |
| Two Vörösmarty Choirs | Mixed choir | 0 |
| Youth! Defend Peace! | Choir and orchestra | 1950 |