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1810 - Born in Gyula on November 7th. Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist.
1835-1837 - He played and taught the piano in Kolozsvár, then settled in the capital, conducting opera, appearing as a piano soloist and composing instrumental pieces with Hungarian themes.
1838 - He was conductor at the National Theatre, Pest (succeeded by Hans Richter), and for the Philharmonic Concerts which he founded, composing mainly shorter works from this time onwards, including the well-known népszínm&udblac.
1840-1844 - His well-received Bátori Mária led quickly to Hunyadi László, the most successful of his operas in Hungary.
- Composed Két pisztoly and A rab and the Hungarian national anthem.
1861 - His strikingly successful Bánk bán, written with his most talented sons Gyula and Sándor, represents the culmination of his native operatic style.
1893 - Died on June 15th in Budapest.
1835-1837 - He played and taught the piano in Kolozsvár, then settled in the capital, conducting opera, appearing as a piano soloist and composing instrumental pieces with Hungarian themes.
1838 - He was conductor at the National Theatre, Pest (succeeded by Hans Richter), and for the Philharmonic Concerts which he founded, composing mainly shorter works from this time onwards, including the well-known népszínm&udblac.
1840-1844 - His well-received Bátori Mária led quickly to Hunyadi László, the most successful of his operas in Hungary.
- Composed Két pisztoly and A rab and the Hungarian national anthem.
1861 - His strikingly successful Bánk bán, written with his most talented sons Gyula and Sándor, represents the culmination of his native operatic style.
1893 - Died on June 15th in Budapest.
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