Miklós Kocsár (21 December 1933 – 29 August 2019[1]) was a
Hungarian composer.[2]
He was born in
Debrecen,
Hungary, (son of László Kocsár and Erzsébet Borsy) and studied composition at the Academy of Music in
Budapest with
Ferenc Farkas, graduating in 1959. After completing his studies, he took a position in 1972 as Professor at the
Béla Bartók Conservatory in
Budapest, teaching theory and composition.
From 1974–95, he worked in Hungarian Radio. In 1973 he won the
Erkel Prize.[3]
Selected works
Duó-Szerenád (Duo Serenade) for violin and viola (1955)
String Quartet (1960)
Szonáta szólóhegedűre (Sonata) for violin solo (1961–1991)
Hét változat mélyhegedűre (7 Variations) for viola solo (1983)
Concerto lirico for viola and orchestra (2000)
Discography
Kocsár's works have been recorded an issued on media including:
Miklós Kocsár: Choral Works Label: Hungaroton
Miklós Kocsár: Concerto in memoriam Z.H. Label: Hungaroton
Miklós Kocsár: Repliche Nos. 1–3 / Music of the Seasons / Songs on Poems by Lajos Kassak Label: Hungaroton
Miklós Kocsár: Echos Nos. 1–4 / Hollos: Ciklus / Buyanovski: 4 Improvisations for horn solo Label: Hungaroton