Szeged Symphony Orchestra

The Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Szegedi Szimfonikus Zenekar) is an orchestra based in Szeged, Hungary.

History

The Szeged Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 by Viktor Vaszy, and is active both in the concert hall and for operatic performances in Szeged.[1]

Since 2012 it has been titled Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged.

Principal conductors
  • 1969−1975 Viktor Vaszy
  • 1975−83 Tamás Pál
  • 1983−89 Géza Oberfrank
  • 1989−91 Tamás Pál
  • 1991−99 Ervin Acél
  • 1999−2008, 2018− Sándor Gyüdi

Managing directors
  • 2008−2013 Gábor Baross
  • 2013−2018 Győző Lukácsházi

Music directors
  • 1999−2004 Ervin Lukács
  • 2004−2007 János Fürst
  • 2008−2018 Sándor Gyüdi

Guest conductors have included Karl Richter, Alexander Frey, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Zecchi, Roberto Benzi, Libor Pešek, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry and Günter Neuhold.[2]

The orchestra has toured to Europe, Taiwan, Singapore, China and Brazil, and has made records for Hungaroton (Liszt, Madarász).[2] Other records include Dvorák Violin & Cello Concertos (Gramola), Kabalevsky Symphonies (Olympia), Liszt piano concertos (Aurophon), Dohnányi (DBE/CD), Mozart piano concertos (Duchesne World Records), Ravel, Roussel, Ives, Debussy and Bartók (AEM).

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References
  1. Conrad Mátra. Note for Hungaroton SLPX; Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies, 1979.
  2. Brief history from the orchestra’s website
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