| IMRE KOLLÁR, CONDUCTOR (BUDAPEST) |
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 | One of Hungary's most dynamic young conductors, Imre Kollár received his conducting diploma from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. He began his career as Assistant Conductor of the Hungarian State Opera in the early 90s, quickly moving into the position of Principal Conductor of the Dohnányi Symphony Youth Orchestra and assisting Maestro Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi at the Hungarian State Symphony. In 1993 he won first prize at the Treviso International Conductors Competition and in 1997 was a finalist in the Bonn International Conductors Competition. Since 1994 he has been the Music Director of the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra and recently accepted an appointment with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest. He is an esteemed interpreter of Mozart, Bartók, and Kodály. Maestro Kollár has recorded Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 with Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi and Bruckner's Symphony No.4. He continues to be a well-liked guest conductor for Salute to Vienna. |
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