Miklós Erdélyi (9 February 1928 – 1 September 1993) was a Hungarian conductor.

Life

Miklós Erdélyi was born in

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and from 1946–1951 studied at the Budapest Franz Liszt Music Academy with

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for conducting, Rezső Kókai for composition and Aladár Zalánfy for organ. He began his career as a conductor in Budapest in 1950–51 as deputy leader of the Hungarian Radio Choir. From 1949 to 1951 he was the Budapest Harmonia Concert Orchestra conductor. In 1957 Erdélyi was appointed conductor of the state Operaház in Budapest and soon became highly respected as an opera conductor, later becoming manager of the opera, as well. His most outstanding achievement with the opera was performance of

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works, but he also worked to improve music presentations and conducted the premieres of some new operas. Works connected to his name include:

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's ''Together and alone'' (1967) and György Ránki's '' The Tragedy of Man'' (1969). He also directed the Hungarian premiere of

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's '' Coronation of Poppea'' in 1968. In 1969 Erdélyi recorded

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Radio, and from 1977 to 1982 served as a regular guest conductor with the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 1986 he worked with the

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. Miklós Erdélyi's work was characterized by meticulous craftsmanship and musical lyricism and his recordings are widely available. He was recognized for professionalism, musicality, music history, and literary awareness, as well as the ability to conduct different styles of music. During the Hungarian period of artistic repression, he was considered an important figure in alternative theatre. In 1960 his work was recognized by the

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Prize and in 1975 with the

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. In 1967 he received the Artist of Merit award and in 1985 the Outstanding Artist Award. He died in Budapest.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erdelyi, Miklos 1928 births 1993 deaths Hungarian male conductors (music) Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Musicians from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian conductors (music) 20th-century Hungarian composers 20th-century Hungarian male musicians