András Mihály
András Mihály was a Hungarian cellist, composer and academic teacher.Life
Mihály was born in Budapest. He studied there at the Franz Liszt Academy: cello with Adolf Schiffer, chamber music with Leó Weiner and Imre Waldbauer, and composition in private lessons with Pál Kadosa and. In 1946, he was the principal cellist of the Budapest Opera and in 1950 a professor of chamber music at the Franz Liszt Academy. He then became a musical advisor for the radio. In 1967, he founded the Budapest Chamber Ensemble, dedicated to the repertoire of contemporary music, and from 1978 to 1987 he was the director of the Budapest Opera.
Mihály composed the opera Együtt és egyedül, three symphonies, a cello concerto, a violin concerto, a piano concerto, a concerto for wind quintet and orchestra, Monodia for orchestra, chamber works, piano pieces, choral music and lieder.
Mihály died in Budapest at age 75.
