Pál Lukács (; 27 April 1919 in – 22 May 1981) was a Hungarian

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

virtuoso, concert and recording artist, and music educator. Lukács studied voice, and also

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

with Imre Waldbauer at the

Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several ...

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. He switched to viola in 1935 after hearing a viola performance by

Lionel Tertis Lionel Tertis, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (29 December 187622 February 1975) was an English viola, violist. He was one of the first viola players to achieve international fame, and a noted teacher. Career Tertis was born ...

accompanied by pianist

Clifford Curzon Sir Clifford Michael Curzon CBE (né Siegenberg; 18 May 19071 September 1982) was an English classical pianist. Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and subsequently with Artur Schnabel in Berlin and Wanda Landowska and ...

. In 1936 he became a member of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra. Lukács joined the faculty of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1946 as a music teacher, and the following year was appointed the first Professor of Viola by the academy, a position he held until 1981. In 1975, he was appointed head of the voice faculty.Budapest Music Center: Lukács Pál
Retrieved 10 October 2010. From 1947 until 1976 Lukács performed as viola soloist throughout Europe. He was a prize winner at the 1948

Geneva International Music Competition The Geneva International Music Competition () is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the World Federation of International Music Competition (WFIMC), whose he ...

. Lukács was the recipient of many awards including the Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Award (Magyar Köztársaság Érdemes Művésze) in 1952,

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize (, ) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1936, by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and grou ...

in 1965Kossuth-díjasok
Retrieved 10 October 2010. and the Outstanding Artist Award of the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság Kiváló Művésze díj) in 1971. In 1959, Lukács published an important

pedagogical Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

work for viola: ''Exercises in Change of Position for Viola, Advanced Grade'' (Fekvésváltó gyakorlatok mélyhegedűre, felső fokon; Lagenwechsel-Übungen für Bratsche in der höheren Ausbildungsstufe). He also prepared and edited many viola works for publication, notably those by László Weiner. Lukács's students have won many honors and contests. Some notable students include Vidor Nagy, László Bársony, Zoltán Toth, Sándor Papp, Gabor Ormal, Géza Németh, and Csaba Erdélyi.

Discography

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hunga ...

: ''Concerto for Viola and Orchestra'' – Pál Lukács (viola);

János Ferencsik János Ferencsik (18 January 190712 June 1984) was a Hungarian conductor. Ferencsik was born in Budapest; he actively played music even as a very young boy. He took violin lessons and taught himself to play the organ. He studied at the Natio ...

(conductor); The Hungarian State Concert Orchestra; Deutsche Grammophon (LP) 135155 *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

: ''Viola Sonatas'' – Pál Lukács (viola); Andras Schiff (piano); Hungaroton (LP) (1978) *

Gyula Dávid Gyula Dávid (6 May 1913 – 14 March 1977) was a Hungarian violist and composer. Life and career Gyula Dávid was born in Budapest, Hungary on 6 May 1913. He studied composition with Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (FLAM ...

: ''Viola Concerto'' – Pál Lukács (viola);

(conductor);

Hungarian State Orchestra The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (; formerly, the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, ) is one of symphony orchestras in Hungary. Based in the capital city of Budapest, it has stood as one of the pillars of the country's musical life ...

; Hungaroton HCD31989 *

: ''Viola Concerto, Violin Concerto, Sinfonietta'' – Pál Lukács (viola);

Dénes Kovács Dénes Kovács (18 April 1930 – 11 or 14 February 2005) was a Hungarian classical violinist and academic teacher, described as "pre-eminent among Hungarian violinists". He won the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in 1955. In his care ...

(violin);

, Ervin Lukács, Tamás Breitner (conductors);

Budapest Symphony Orchestra The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra) (; MRZE) is a Hungary, Hungarian radio orchestra. It is part of the Hungarian Television and Broadcasting Organisation, Magyar Rádió. History The Hungaria ...

; Hungaroton SLPX 12452 (LP) *

Pál Kadosa Pál Kadosa (; 6 September 1903, Léva, Austria-Hungary (now Levice, Slovakia) – 30 March 1983, Budapest) was a pianist and Hungarian composer of the post- Bartók generation. His early style was influenced by Hungarian folklore while his ...

: ''Concertino for Viola and Orchestra'' – Pál Lukács (viola);

Miklós Erdélyi Miklós Erdélyi (9 February 1928 – 1 September 1993) was a Hungarian conductor. Life Miklós Erdélyi was born in Budapest and from 1946–1951 studied at the Budapest Franz Liszt Music Academy with János Ferencsik for conducting, Rezső K ...

(conductor);

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara'') is Hungary's oldest extant orchestra. It was founded in 1853 by Ferenc Erkel under the auspices of the Budapest Philharmonic Societ ...

; Hungaroton (LP) SLPX 11859 (1977) *

György Kósa György Kósa (24 April 1897 – 16 August 1984) was a Hungary, Hungarian composer. Life and career György Kósa was born in Budapest, Hungary on 24 April 1897. He began studying music with Béla Bartók when he was ten years old. From 1908-191 ...

: ''In memoriam...'' for viola solo – Pál Lukács (viola); Hungaroton (LP) SLPX 12367 (1982) * ''Stamitz Viola Concerto'' – Pál Lukács (viola); Erzsébet Dénes (piano);

György Lehel György () is a Hungarian version of the name '' George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnog ...

(conductor);

; Qualiton HLPX M 1026 ::

Carl Stamitz Carl Philipp Stamitz (; baptized 8 May 17459 November 1801) was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry. He was the most prominent representative of the second generation of the Mannheim School. He was the eldest son of Johann Stamitz, a vio ...

: Viola Concerto in D major for viola and orchestra, Op. 1 ::

Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

: ''Two Dances'' (Két tánc) for viola and piano ::

Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (, ; , ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education. ...

: ''Adagio'' for viola and piano ::

Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; ; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices ...

: ''Mosè Fantasia'' for viola and piano * ''Hammer, Hummel, Nardini and Schubert'' – Pál Lukács (viola);

Endre Petri Endre may refer to: People Hungary Endre is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is a Hungarian form of ''Andrew'' and may refer to: * Endre (vice-palatine), 13th-century nobleman * Endre Ady, poet * Endre Botka, footballer * Endre Elekes, O ...

(piano); Hungaroton (LP) SLPX 11459 (1970s) ::

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

: '' Arpeggione Sonata'' ::

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and ...

: ''Viola Sonata'' in E major, Op. 5 No. 3 ::

Pietro Nardini Pietro Nardini (12 April 1722 – 7 May 1793) was an Italian composer and violinist, a transitional musician who worked in both the Baroque and Classical era traditions. Life Nardini was born in Livorno and at the age of 12 became a pupil o ...

: ''Viola Sonata'' in F minor :: Franz Xaver Hammer: ''Viola da gamba Sonata No. 4'' in G major; The Recorded Viola, Volume III; Pearl, Pavilion Records GEMM CDs 1950

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukacs, Pal 1919 births 1981 deaths Hungarian classical violists Hungarian music educators Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Academic staff of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music 20th-century Hungarian classical musicians 20th-century Hungarian composers