Béla Kovács
Béla Kovács (1 May 1937 – 7 November 2021) was a Hungarian clarinetist.
Also recorded as Bela Kovacs
Béla Kovács
clarinetist.
- Born
- Béla Kovács was born on 1 May 1937. · Tatabánya.
- Died
- Béla Kovács died on 7 November 2021.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- clarinetist · music educator · composer · university teacher · editor · music arranger · musician
- Fields
- clarinet performance · music composing · composed musical work · music composition
- Education
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Franz Liszt Prize · Meritorius Artist of Hungary · Great Artist of Hungary Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Béla Kovács (1 May 1937 – 7 November 2021) was a Hungarian clarinetist.
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Education
Education
Béla Kovács studied at Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Bálint Karosi is recorded as having studied under Béla Kovács. The recorded working language is Hungarian. The field of work recorded is clarinet performance, music composing and composed musical work. Employment is recorded with Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Hungarian State Opera House and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Franz Liszt Prize, Meritorius Artist of Hungary and Great Artist of Hungary Award.
Kovács was born in Tatabánya, Hungary. He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.
Performance career
Performance career
Kovács was principal clarinetist with the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra from 1956, until he retired in 1981.
Teaching career
Teaching career
Kovács was a Professor of Clarinet at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria. He composed a set of concert etudes for clarinet called "Hommages" that are written in the style of a number of different composers and are studied and performed widely today.
Identity
Identity
Béla Kovács is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation music arranger. Recorded as having received Kossuth Prize, Franz Liszt Prize and Meritorius Artist of Hungary.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1937
Béla Kovács was born on 1 May 1937.
2021
Béla Kovács died on 7 November 2021.
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Béla Kovács was born at Tatabánya.
Birthplace
Tatabánya.
Birth place
Béla Kovács was born in Tatabánya.
Birthplace
Compositions
Hommages for Clarinet Solo • Hommage à J.S. Bach • Hommage à G. Gershwin • Hommage à N. Paganini • Hommage à C.M. von Weber • Hommage à C. Debussy • Hommage à M. de Falla • Hommage à R. Strauss • Hommage à B. Bartók • Hommage à Z. Kodály • Hommage à A. Khachaturian Studies and Exercises • I Learn to Play the Clarinet 1 • I Learn to Play the Clarinet 2 • Everyday Scale Exercises • After you, Mr. Gershwin!
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Béla Kovács
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q224993: Béla Kovács
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- 1.Anita Csorba: Meghalt Kovács Béla. In: blikk.hu, 10. November 2021. Abgerufen am 11. November 2021 (ungarisch).
- 2.Dietmar Hiller. Virtuose Originale – Kovács und Liaize.
- 3.Kovács, Béla in: Budapest Music Center (BMC), 2021 (englisch)
- 4.Alan E. Stanek. The History of the International Clarinet Association.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Bela Kovacs. His recorded language was Hungarian. He married Adél Orosz. Formation and teaching. Kovács studied at Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Kovács worked in clarinet performance, music composing, composed musical work and music composition. He was employed by Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Hungarian State Opera House and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. Kovács received Kossuth Prize, Franz Liszt Prize, Meritorius Artist of Hungary and Great Artist of Hungary Award.
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