W. A Mozart - Symphony in G Minor K 183, 550 / Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra / Conducted by Zoltán Kocsis / Audio CD 2005

BMC CD 107

UPC 5998309301070

MADE IN HUNGARY

TOTAL TIME: 58:05

English Summary:

Kocsis was born in Budapest on 30th May 1952 and displayed great musical potential from a very young age, studying piano and composition at the Bela Bartok Conservatory and Franz Liszt Academy before winning the Hungarian Radio Beethoven Competition aged 18; shortly afterwards he made the first of many tours to the United States (he would later enjoy close relationships with the Chicago and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras in particular, as well as several major European orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmoniker). From the 1980s onward, he pursued a very successful parallel career as a conductor, notably with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (from whom he was musical director from 1997) and was also a gifted arranger and transcriber. Kocsis’s many awards included the Liszt Prize in 1973 and the Kossuth Prize (the Hungarian State’s most prestigious accolade for culture) in addition to his multiple Gramophone Award nominations.

Tracklist: