Sándor Szokolay - Violin Concerto / Audio CD 1997 / Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra / Solo Sonata For Violin No. 2 / Orsolya Szokolay, L. Edvin Csűry / Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Robert Houlihan ‎

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Hungaroton Classic

HCD31712  DDD

PLAYTIME: 64 MINUTES

Sándor Szokolay (30 March 1931 – 8 December 2013) was a Hungarian composer and professor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy, Budapest.

The Savaria Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most significant representatives of Hungarian music in the past few years. Its repertoire includes classical and romantic compositions and music from the 20th century. Besides performing as a symphony orchestra, the musicians of the ensemble frequently feature at opera galas of very high artistic standard. The orchestra regularly performs at various Hungarian and international festivals including International Bartók Festival and Seminar, Iseum Festival. For its outstanding quality of work, the orchestra received the Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Award in 1990.

Robert Houlihan - Since winning awards at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors, France, as well as the Hungarian Television International Conductors' Competition, Irishman Robert Houlihan's career has taken him to conduct leading orchestras in France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Mexico, Venezuela, South Africa etc.

In July 2000 Robert made his American Debut conducting at the "Mozart Festival" at Woodstock, Illinois.

A native of Killarney, County Kerry, Robert lived in Metz, France from 1981 until 2002, where he conducted for several years at the Municipal Theatre. as well as frequently guest conducting l'Orchestre National de Lorraine, l'Orchestre de Chambre de Metz and his own ensemble le Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental.