Király László

January 19, 1954

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László Király began his musical studies in Zalaegerszeg. Between 1968 and 1972, he studied composition at the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School in Budapest as a student of Elek Huzella, Béla C. Nagy, and István FeketeGyőr, as well as receiving double-bass lessons with József Bonyhádi. From 1972 to 1973, he played double bass in the Symphony Orchestra of the Post Administration, including at the Vienna Festive Weeks in 1973, where he met Hungarian-born composer György Ligeti for the first time. Between 1973 and 1978, he studied composition at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, first as a student of his great mentor, Endre Szervánszky, and later as that of Emil Petrovics. He learned contemporary music from Rudolf Maros and Zsolt Durkó, and electronic music from Zoltán Pongrácz. Between 1975 and 1979, he was director of music at the College of Theater and Film Studies in Budapest. As a recipient of a State Scholarship in 1980, he received further training at the electronic music studio of the University of Gent in Belgium. In 1984, he received the Zoltán Kodály Scholarship for composers. From 1981, he was a part-time music director, as well as the author of programs of contemporary music at Hungarian Radio. Between 1984 and 1993, he was a special contemporary music advisor at the National Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 1990 to 1993, the editor of the Contemporary Music Series. He is a multi-award-winner, including: the Klára Chitz Memorial Competition for Composers (1973); the Albert Szirmai Prize (1978); the Erkel Prize (2002), and the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2016).

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STAGE WORKS A vakok/The Blinds – Opera (1988), 1 Act Lib: Sándor Galamb (after Michel de Ghelderode) A botlókő legendája – Balett (2017), soloists, vl., jazz ens. Lib: Rebeka Schranez ORATORIC WORKS Hungarian Requiem (1985), S, female chr., symph. orch. Cantata, No. 1 (1994), Bar, SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Dezső Keresztury Göcseji legenda/Legend of Göcsej – Cantata (2009), SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Gabriella Pécsi Psalm Cantata (2011), soloists, SATB, symph. orch. Madaras mese/Bird Tale – Cantata (2011), female chr., str. orch. Lib: Gabriella Pécsi Katyn – Requiem (2013), MS, Bar, SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Zoltán Polner, Cyprian Norvid “Devictus vincit” – Oratorio for Mindszenty (2014–2016), narr., solo voices, SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Composer, Zoltán Polner Az Úr érkezése/The Arrival of God – Christmas Oratorio (2018–2019), narr., soloists, SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Biblical Itthoni dalok/Home Songs – Crossover Cantata (2020–2021), 2 pop-singers, symph. orch. [Composed with Sándor Z. Lukács] Eszter könyve/Book of Ester (2021), narr., soloists, male chr., symph. orch. Lib: Hebrew Texts CONCERTOS Suite Concertante (1987), 2 cimb., str. orch. SR: SLPX 31127 Elégia egy gordonkás halálára/Elegy on the Death of a Cello-Player (1993), vlc., str. orch. Valse Triste (1994), vl., chbr. orch. Pub: Editio Bernardus SR: HCD 31954 Concertino (1996), vl., symph. orch. Ifjúsági zongoraverseny/Youth Piano Concerto (1997), pno., symph. orch. Elégia a megsebzett gyermekért/Elegy for the Wounded Child (1998), hn., chbr. orch. Szerenád/Serenade (2003), vl., str. orch. Elégia egy szerelem halálára/Elegy for the Death of a Love (2003), engl. hn., str. orch. Pub: Editio Bernardus Ifjúsági fuvolaverseny/Youth Flute Concerto (1970/2006), str. orch. Rievocazione (2020), ob., str. orch. Canto doloroso, No. 2 (2020), ob., symph. orch. ORCHESTRAL WORKS Zalai bokréta/Zala Bouquet (1977), symph. orch. Lassú és friss – Pálóczi Horváth Ádám emlékére/Slow and Fast – Remem bering Ádám Pálóczi-Horváth (1979), symph. orch. Boswili kirándulások/Trips Around Boswil (1986), chbr. orch. SR: SLPX 31354, HCD 31954 Képek a gyermekkorból/Pictures of my Childhood (1988), youth str. orch. Akácok városa/City of Acacias – Suite (1989), symph. orch. SR: HCD 31954 Zalatáj/Landscape of Zala – Suite (1990), symph. orch. Miklós-idill/Nicholas-Idyll (1995), symph. orch. Hálaének Zalának/Paean to Zala – Overture (2004), symph. orch. Eine kleine Weihnachtsmusik (2008), str. orch. Elégia Lukin László emlékére/Elegy for the Memory of László Lukin (2009), symph. orch. Magyar tánc/Hungarian Dance – “Hommage à Erkel” (2010), symph. orch. SR: Gyulai Várszínház Dallamok a zsidó zene világából/Melodies from the World of Jewish Music – Suite (2010), symph. orch. Márciusi magyar hangok/Hungarian Voices in March – Suite (2011), symph. orch. Magyar szvit, No. 1/Hungarian Suite, No. 1 (2020), symph. orch. Magyar szvit, No. 2/Hungarian Suite, No. 2 (2020), symph. orch. CHORAL WORKS És mégis, Márciusi láz/And Yet, March Fever (1978), SATB Lib: Gyula Juhász Pub: Editio Bernardus Five Choirs – For Female or Girls’ Choir, on the Poems by Lőrincz Szabó (1983) Halk szélben/In Soft Wind (1984), 3 female chr. Lib: Dezső Keresztury Pub: UMP EMB SR: SLPX 31354 A szülőföld lelke/Soul of the Homeland (1984), SATB Pub: Editio Bernardus Tavaszköszöntő/Greeting of the Spring (1985), girls’ chr. Lib: Anonymous Télköszöntő/Greeting of the Winter (1985), girls’ chr. Lib: 20th Century Hungarian Poems Két dunántúli tájkép/Two Pannon Landscapes (1986), SATB Lib: Dezső Keresztury, István Sinka Őszköszöntő/Greeting of Autumn (1987), girls’ chr. Lib: 20th Century Hungarian Poems Húsvét/Eastern (1994), children’s chr. Lib: Dezső Keresztury Istenes énekek/Divine Songs (1994), SATB Lib: Dezső Keresztury Pub: Editio Bernardus Tréfás népdalok/Humorous Folk Songs (1996), SATB Lib: Hungarian Folk Texts Pub: Editio Bernardus Shalom Israel (1997), SATB Pub: Editio Bernardus SR: HCD 31956 Missa Zalaegerszegiensis (2002), SATB, org. Pub: Editio Bernardus Kerkamenti csúfolók/Scoffer from along the Big Kerka River (2003), SATB Lib: Hungarian Folk Texts Pub: Editio Bernardus Óda a hazatérőhöz/Ode for the Home-Comers (2008), SATB Lib: Lajos Bence Pub: Editio Bernardus Karácsony este/Christmas Eve (2010), female chr. Pünkösdi kórusok/Choirs of Pentecost (2011), girls’ chr. Adventi kórusok/Choirs of Advent (2012), female chr. CHAMBER WORKS Variations (1973), cl., db., pno. Divertimento ‘52 (1976), cl., str. trio Four Studies (1977), vl., perc. SR: SLPX 31354 12 Miniatures (1977), fl.–perc., fl.–pno., fl.–org., fl.–harps. Pub: UMP EMB SR: SLPX 31354 3 Movements for Percussions (1978, rev. 1984) SR: SLPX 31354 Magyar karácsonyi dalok/Christmas Carols in Hungary (1983), fl., harps./ org. Pub: Editio Bernardus Nostalgia and Scherzo (1993), cl., pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus SR: HCD 31954 Two Concert-Pieces (1998), fl., perc. Pub: Editio Bernardus Sonatina – In memoriam Pál Járdányi (1969/1999), fl., pno. Notturno – In memoriam Zsolt Durkó (1999), 14 instr. Pub: Editio Bernardus Melancholic Serenade (2000), 4 vlc./vlc. ens. Pub: Editio Bernardus SR: HCD 32108 Ostinato Ongherese (2001), 4 vlc./vlc. ens. Pub: Editio Bernardus …luceat ei… (2002), vl., pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus Pop Fantasies (2003), str. quintet Veronikának/For Veronica (2003), fl., pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus Virágok/Flowers (2003), 4 sax. Lamento e Scherzo (2003), cl. quintet Pub: Editio Bernardus Vallomás/Confession (2004), vl., pno. Emlékezés barátainkra/Remembering Our Friends (2011), hn., vl., cl. Canto Doloroso (2020), ob., pno. Pub: Solo Music Magyar karácsonyi pásztortáncok/Hungarian Christmas Shepherd Dances – In Memory of Leó Weiner (2020), cl. quintet VOCAL WORKS Four Songs on the Poems by Paul Klee (1977), MS, chbr. orch. Tres canciones españolas (1982), S, bs. Pub: Editio Bernardus SR: SLPX 31354 Egy szerelem korszakaiból/A Love’s Etaps – Song Cycle (1992), MS, symph. orch. SR: HCD 31954 Three Songs on the Poems by Sándor Petőfi (1995), T, symph. orch. Eight Haiku Poems (1995), S, ens. Búcsúzások/Farewells – Song Cycle for Tenor Solo and Orchestra (1996) Lib: László Nádor, János Kántor Kurszán, Péter Fábri Három Petőfi töredék/Three Petőfi-Fragments (1999), A, chbr. orch. Csillag csengők csilingelnek/Star Ring Tinkle – Ten Songs on the Poems by József Kanizsa (2001) Egerszegi daloskönyv I–II./Songbook from Egerszeg, Vol. I–II. (1998–2002), MS, T, pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus Két dal Szilárd Gyula verseire/Two Songs on the Poems by Gyula Szilárd (2002), Bar, orch. Vallomások Zaláról/Confessions about Zala (2002), MS, T, chbr. orch. Zalai számvetés/Accounting of Zala (2004), B, orch. Lib: Ernő Bécs Psalm Cantata (2005), soloists, SATB, org. Pub: Rózsavölgyi Ünnepnapok/Holidays (2005–2007), B, 10 instr. Lib: József Kiss Egerszegi daloskönyv III./Songbook from Egerszeg, Vol. III. (2006–2008), A, Bar, pno. Egerszegi daloskönyv III./Songbook from Egerszeg, Vol. IV. (2009), A, Bar, pno. Zsidó dalok/Jewish Songs (2008), B, pno. Lib: András Mezei, Gyula Szilárd Pub: Rózsavölgyi Kilencek daloskönyve/Songbook of Nine (2011–2012), Bar, pno. Bats Mon Coeur! Bats! (2017), Bar, pno. Lib: Leo Küpper Pub: Solo Music Chants Nouveaux (2020), T, pno. Lib: Leo Küpper Magyar holocaust 1944/Hungarian Holocaust 1944 (2020), Bar, pno. Lib: András Mezei Nálunk a tél/Winter is Here (2020), A, pno. Lib: Zsuzsa Mirtse Ave Maria, Magnificat (2020), S, org. SOLO WORKS Four Piano Pieces (1969, rev. 1999) Pub: Editio Bernardus Adagio and Rondo (1970), pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus Hommage à Webern (1975), pno. Pub: Editio Bernardus Solo Sonata, No. 1 (1999), vl. Pub: Editio Bernardus Preludium – In memoriam Elek Huzella (2000), org. Pub: Editio Bernardus Sirató/Lament – In memoriam Miklós Stábel (2010), vl. Pub: Editio Bernardus Eve, My Heart, Eve – Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song (2011), vl. Pub: Editio Bernardus Solo Sonata, No. 2 (2013), vl. Pub: Editio Bernardus ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS Echo (1978) Búcsú Teréztől/Farewell from Teresa (1978) Musica Naturae (1979) Piano Piece (1980) SR: SLPX 12371 Repetitív etűdök/Repetitive Studies (1982) Álomképek Zaláról/Vision of Zala (2001)