Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1991) Winner
Ferenc Farkas
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Ferenc Farkas
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-12-15 （Nagykanizsa）
- Died
- 2000-10-10 （Budapest） age 94
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, Italian, Latin, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Budapest → Rome → Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca) → Székesfehérvár
Career
- Occupations
- composer, professor, conductor, repetiteur
- Active Years
- 1927-2000
- Affiliations
- Franz Liszt Music Academy, Budapest City Music School, Conservatory of Kolozsvár
- Influenced By
- Leó Weiner, Albert Siklós, Ottorino Respighi, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály
- Influenced
- György Kurtág, György Ligeti, László Kalmár, Miklós Kocsár
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Liszt Music Academy | — | Composition | — | 1920年代 | Hungary |
| Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | — | Masterclass in Composition | — | 1929-1931 | Italy |
Franz Liszt Music Academy
Composition
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Hungary
Studied composition with Leó Weiner and Albert Siklós
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Masterclass in Composition
Period:
1929-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
Italy
Masterclass with Ottorino Respighi
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Csínom Palkó
1960 OperaPopular romantic opera
Hungarian folk music
Piroschka
1964 Musical comedyMusical comedy
A Bűvös szekrény
1942 OperaOpera
Furfangos diákok
1949 BalletBallet, later suite
Musica pentatonica
1945 String orchestraFor string orchestra
Bibliography
- See official website for complete catalogue
Adaptations
- Numerous film scores
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Latin clarity and proportion
- Recurring Motifs
- Hungarian folk music17th century Hungarian dances
Legacy
One of Hungary's leading composers with over 700 works across all genres. Taught at Franz Liszt Music Academy influencing many students.
Archives
- Ferenc Farkas official website
Quotes
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My principal aim has always been to attain for myself a latin clarity and proportion.
Source: Im Schatten Bartóks, Geständnis eines Komponisten (1967)
Trivia
- Father was an Olympian, soldier, and cimbalom player
- Mother was a pianist
- Set music to words in 13 languages from about 130 writers and poets