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| − | + | Country: Győr, Hungary <br /> | |
| − | Teachers: | + | Studies: the Liszt Academy of Music, Princton |
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| + | Teachers: [[Zoltán Kodály]], [[Leo Weiner]], [[Roger Sessions]] | ||
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| − | + | Barati studied under Zoltán Kodály and Leo Weiner while a student at the Liszt Academy of Music in the 1930s, and became widely known as a performer throughout Hungary, both as a soloist and with the Pro Ideale Quartet. He immigrated to the United States in 1938, where he studied composition at Princeton under Roger Sessions and taught cello performance until 1943. He then relocated to California, where he was cellist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1946–50) and worked with chamber ensembles. | |
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| + | In 1950, Barati moved to Oahu, where he became the conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, a position he held from 1950 to 1967. He also began doing international tours as a conductor. He returned to California in 1968 and was co-director of the Villa Montalvo Center for Art in Saratoga, California, from 1971 to 1980 he directed the Santa Cruz County Symphony Orchestra.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Barati</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:30, 21 May 2022
Biography
Born: April 3, 1913
Died: June 22, 1996 (San Jose, CA)
Country: Győr, Hungary
Studies: the Liszt Academy of Music, Princton
Teachers: Zoltán Kodály, Leo Weiner, Roger Sessions
Website:
Barati studied under Zoltán Kodály and Leo Weiner while a student at the Liszt Academy of Music in the 1930s, and became widely known as a performer throughout Hungary, both as a soloist and with the Pro Ideale Quartet. He immigrated to the United States in 1938, where he studied composition at Princeton under Roger Sessions and taught cello performance until 1943. He then relocated to California, where he was cellist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1946–50) and worked with chamber ensembles.
In 1950, Barati moved to Oahu, where he became the conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, a position he held from 1950 to 1967. He also began doing international tours as a conductor. He returned to California in 1968 and was co-director of the Villa Montalvo Center for Art in Saratoga, California, from 1971 to 1980 he directed the Santa Cruz County Symphony Orchestra.[1]
Works for Percussion
Three Inventions for Solo Timpani - Timpani
References