Zoltán Kocsis
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (January 2010) |
 |
Zoltán Kocsis (born May 30, 1952) is a Hungarian pianist, conductor, and composer.
Born in Budapest, he started his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 1963, studying piano and composition. In 1968 he was admitted to the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he was a pupil of Pál Kadosa and Ferenc Rados.[1]
In 1970, he gave his first important debuts both at home and abroad. During the following 25 years he toured practically all over the world. He performed together with the world's most famous orchestras, such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Philharmonia of London, the Wiener Philharmoniker etc. American critic Harold Schonberg praised Kocsis' extraordinary technique and fine piano tone.[2] Kocsis has recorded the complete solo and with orchestra piano work of Béla Bartók. In 1990, his recording of Debussy's "Images" won "The Gramophone" Instrumental Award for that year.
In recent years, Kocsis has taken the role of conductor, especially with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Hungarian National Philharmonic, where he is the current musical director.
References
External links
 | This article about a Hungarian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |