JANOS KOVACS

János Kovács studied conducting at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest under András Kórodi, graduating in 1973, when he became a conductor at the State Opera there. During the summers of 1979–81 he was musical assistant to Pierre Boulez in Bayreuth for performances of The Ring cycle and also for productions of The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser and Parsifal. János Kovács has been awarded the Hungarian government’s prestigious Liszt Prize and in 1987 was appointed first conductor of the Hungarian State Opera. In addition to his work in the opera-house, he is regularly invited to conduct the leading Hungarian symphony orchestras in a demanding repertoire. His career has also taken him abroad to conduct major orchestras throughout Europe and as far afield as Japan. His operatic repertoire ranges from Mozart to Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Alban Berg and he has been responsible for a number of recordings with various orchestras in Hungary and abroad.

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Role: Conductor
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