Béla Bartók

One of the greatest composers of his nation, a proficient pianist and collector of folk music, Béla Bartók was born on March 25, 1881 at Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary. His influential creative genius was felt not only in Hungary but in America and Western Europe. Utilizing the elements of folk music and traditional techniques, he achieved a modern compositional style that had great influence on 20th century music. Bartók studied in Pressburg and at the Budapest Academy of Music (1899-1903), where he studied the piano with Liszt’s pupil Istvan Thoman. In 1904, he started to collect folksongs, which he recorded and classified.

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Listen to a piece of BARTOK's Concerto for Orchestra

Listen to a piece of BARTOK's Concerto for Orchestra

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Compositions

- The Miraculous Mandarin

- The Wooden Prince

- Concerto for Orchestra
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- Divertimento for Strings

- Rhapsody No. 1

- Rhapsody No. 2 (1928)

- Songs

- Violin Concerto No. 2
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Upcoming Events

Washington Performing Arts Society: Ran Dank, piano 10/16/2010 2:00 PM
Displaying brilliant technique and interpretive powers that have garnered critical acclaim, pianist Ran Dank makes his Washington, DC recital debut.

National Symphony Orchestra: Xian Zhang, conductor / Gil Shaham, violin, plays Prokofiev 11/4/2010 - 11/7/2010
Gil Shaham, whom the New York Times calls "a highly physical player," is the soloist in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 conducted by Xian Zhang. Also on the program are works by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartók.