Sándor Kallós
Sándor Kallós (born 23 October 1935) is a composer, a noted proponent of minimal music, an influential pioneer of the early music revival and electronic music in the USSR, lutenist, and a prolific author of incidental music for film, animation, theater, and ballet.
Also recorded as Shandor Kallosh · Shandor Ernestovich Kallosh · Shandor Ernestovych Kallosh
Sándor Kallós
- Name
- Sándor Kallós
- Born
- 23 October 1935
- Birthplace
- Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 18.01.2026
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory
- Languages
- Russian
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Sándor Kallós (born 23 October 1935) is a composer, a noted proponent of minimal music, an influential pioneer of the early music revival and electronic music in the USSR, lutenist, and a prolific author of incidental music for film, animation, theater, and ballet.
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Sándor Kallós (1935–2026) was a Russian and Soviet composer and lutenist. Born in Chernivtsi, the composer died in Moscow. Sándor Kallós studied at Moscow Conservatory. Languages used include Russian.
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• Name — Sándor Kallós • Born — 23 October 1935 • Birthplace — Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 18.01.2026 • Alias — Shandor Kallosh, Aleksandr Kallosh • Occupation — Composer • Genre — Minimalism, early music, electronic music
Biography
Biography
Sándor Kallós was born on 23 October 1935 in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He matriculated from the Lviv Conservatory in 1961, having studied composition under Adam Sołtys. His graduate studies were at Moscow Conservatory (class of Yuri Shaporin, 1962–1964). In 1954-1963, he worked as a violinist in various symphony orchestras. From 1971, he appeared as a lutenist (notably as the accompanist to Karina, Ruzanna and Pavel Lisitsian), and from 1975 as a conductor. Kallós is of Hungarian descent.
Sacred works
Sacred works
• "5 Hymns & Halleluiah from Byzantine Hermologe" (in Classical Greek) for soloists, chorus a capella and tape. • "Credo" for viola d'amore and 6-channell electronics. • "Sacred Chamber Music on Catalan Themes from the 17th century". • "David's Psalms" (in Classical Greek) for voice and lute.
Symphonic works
Symphonic works
• 1st Symphony (1957), • 2nd Symphony (1960), • 3rd Symphony (1961), • 4th Symphony (1976), • Violin Concerto #1 (1964), • Violin Concerto #2 (1969); • Concerto for viola, double bass and оrch. (1977);
Instrumental music
Instrumental music
• 5 Pieces for Lute, Theremin and tape • "Dialoghi" for viola d'amore and tape • 3 Ricercari (Три ричеркара) for viola solo
Incidental music (theater)
Incidental music (theater)
• "Merlin" • "St. Petersburg Tales"
Ballets
Ballets
• "Macbeth" • "Faust" • "A Wedding Voyage" • "The Princess of the Moon" • "Alice in Wonderland" • "Antigone" • "Dances of Death"
Operas
Operas
• "Kupriyanov and Natasha" • "Daphne" • "Darling Giaccomina" • "Royal Games"
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1935
Sándor Kallós born at Chernivtsi.
2026
Sándor Kallós died at Moscow.
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Film music
• Island (short) (1973) • I Give You This Star (1974) • The Red Apple (1975) • Border dog Alyi (1979) • A Few Things From the Provincial Life (1983) • A Lady's Visit (1989) • I'm again with You • Wild Love • A Princess and the Beans (1997) • Dandelion Wine (1997) • Evil's Allure (2006) • Hoffmaniada (2018)
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