István Kertész

István Kertész (August 28, 1929 – April 16, 1973) was a Hungarian conductor, equally adept at opera and concert.

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August 28 - 1929 - April 16 - 1973 - Hungarian - Conductor

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Kertesz was born in Budapest, and studied music at the Franz Liszt Academy there, where his teachers included Zoltán Kodály. He was influenced by Bruno Walter and Otto Klemperer, then director of the Budapest Opera.

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Budapest - Franz Liszt Academy - Zoltán Kodály - Bruno Walter - Otto Klemperer - Budapest Opera

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He left Hungary in 1956 and settled in West Germany, becoming music director at the Augsburg Opera, and then in 1964 the Cologne Opera. In Cologne, he conducted the first German performance of Britten's Billy Budd.

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1956 - West Germany - Augsburg - 1964 - Britten - Billy Budd

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He was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1968, during which time he made guest appearances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He was appointed conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker in 1973 and shortly thereafter drowned while swimming off the coast of Israel while on a concert tour.

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London Symphony Orchestra - 1965 - 1968 - Royal Opera House - Covent Garden - 1973 - Drowned - Swimming - Israel

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His many recordings included the first complete recording of La clemenza di Tito.

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See also: List of Hungarian Jews

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