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Hungarian musician
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Male
Place of birth
Tatabánya
Age
87 years
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Biography
Béla Kovács (born May 1, 1937 in Tatabánya, Hungary) is a famous Hungarian clarinetist.
Education
He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.
Performance career
He has been principal clarinetist with the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra since 1956.
Teaching career
Kovács has been 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 has also 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/or performed widely today.
Compositions
Hommages for Clarinet Solo
- Hommage a J.S. Bach
- Hommage a N. Paganini
- Hommage a C.M. von Weber
- Hommage a C. Debussy
- Hommage a M. de Falla
- Hommage a R. Strauss
- Hommage a B. Bartok
- Hommage a Z. Kodaly
- Hommage a A. Khachaturian
Studies and Exercises
- I Learn to Play the Clarinet 1
- I Learn to Play the Clarinet 2
- Everyday Scale Exercises
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