Matyas Varkonyi
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Mátyás Várkonyi is one of the most renowned musical composers in Hungary. He finished his studies in the academy of Béla Bartók
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He was a founding member of the band "Generál" in 1971. By 1975 General became renowned all over Europe and was voted "Band of the year" in Hungary. All their albums were distributed across Europe. It was the first East European band to top charts in Western Europe – e.g. in Holland with the song "Everybody Join Us" single in 1975.
In 1980 he was one of the founders of the Rock Theatre, Hungary's first musical theatre
later became it’s musical musical director and director of the theatre. In 1986 he won the Ferenc Erkel prize.
Awards: Wolves, won first prize for best music and best choreography in Helsinki International Music Festival in 1983.
Other plays like the Starmakers, Stars of Eger (Egri Csillagok), Dorian Gray
(http://www.doriangraymusical.co.uk) and The puppet show man were huge successes both in the Hungarian and the foreign stages.
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
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He was a founding member of the band "Generál" in 1971. By 1975 General became renowned all over Europe and was voted "Band of the year" in Hungary. All their albums were distributed across Europe. It was the first East European band to top charts in Western Europe – e.g. in Holland with the song "Everybody Join Us" single in 1975.
In 1980 he was one of the founders of the Rock Theatre, Hungary's first musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
later became it’s musical musical director and director of the theatre. In 1986 he won the Ferenc Erkel prize.
Awards: Wolves, won first prize for best music and best choreography in Helsinki International Music Festival in 1983.
Other plays like the Starmakers, Stars of Eger (Egri Csillagok), Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray is the main character of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.It may also refer to:* Dorian Gray , an Italian film starring Helmut Berger...
(http://www.doriangraymusical.co.uk) and The puppet show man were huge successes both in the Hungarian and the foreign stages.
Shows
- Örvényben, 1981, musical,
- Starmakers, 1981, the first Hungarian Rock operaRock operaA rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...
- Wolves, 1982, "rock fantasy"
- The puppet show man, 1985, musical
- Félőlény 1989, children's-musical,
- Dorian GrayDorian GrayDorian Gray is the main character of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.It may also refer to:* Dorian Gray , an Italian film starring Helmut Berger...
1990, musical,(http://www.doriangraymusical.co.uk) - Rock-Odüsszeia 1994
- Eclipse of the Crescent Moon (Egri Csillagok), 1996, musical
- Will Shakespeare or who you will, 1997, musical
- Mata HariMata HariMata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,...
2002, musical - Ifipark 2003, musical