Károly Horváth

Károly Horváth (26 October 1950 – 4 November 2015) was a Romanian-born composer and musician. He spent most of his professional life in Hungarian theatre.

This article is about the European musician. For the American medic, see Karoly Horvath. For the singer born with this name, see Charlie (Hungarian singer).
The native form of this personal name is Horváth Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Károly Horváth
Horváth Károly
Background information
Born(1950-10-26)26 October 1950
Oradea, Romania
Died4 November 2015(2015-11-04) (aged 65)
Budapest, Hungary
GenresFolk music, country music, musical theatre
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsSinging, cello, double bass, flute

Biography

Born in Oradea, Horváth graduated from the Music Lyceum in 1970 and was awarded his degree by the National University of Music Bucharest. From 1975 he worked in Hungarian-language TV for a Bucharest television station. He founded Transylvania's first folk music bands, "Concord" and "Táltos". He also founded the "Tinodi" music band and the Sándor Tomcsa Theatre and helped found the Székelyudvarhely Festival.

From 1975 to 1987, he performed in theatre in both Romania and Hungary. In 1987 he relocated to Hungary. Until 1992 he toured Western Europe, North and South America, and Australia with the Mákvirág folk-együtteshez ("Poppy Folk Ensemble"). From 1992, he was primarily involved in musical theatre as a composer and musician, in Hungary, Transylvania and Vojvodina.

From 2005 to 2011 he was musical director of the Griff Puppet Theatre, after which he became composer and director of music at the Sékesfehérvár Royal Games.

Horváth died in Budapest in 2015.

Notable works

Horváth composed over 250 pieces of theatre accompaniment.

He worked with many famous Hungarian and European directors, including Jászai Prizewinner Árpád Árkosi, Jászai prizewinner Bértalan Bagó, Kossuth Prizewinner Géza Bereményi, Uniter Prizewinner Bradu Anca, Josef Denian, Uniter Prizewinner Victor Ioan Frunză, Jászai Prizewinner Imre Halasi, Jászai Prizewinner Pál Mácsai, Jászai Prizewinner Gábor Máté, Paolo Magelli, Jászai Prizewinner István Pinczés, Jaszai Prizewinner and Kossuth Prizewinners Béla Merő and József Ruszt, Istvan K. Szabó, Jászai Prizewinner János Szikora, Erdemes művész ("Merited Artist") Miklós Tompa, Péter Tömöry, and Jászai Prizewinner Csaba Tasnádi.

Musicals
  • Horváth-Józsa-Tömöry: Síp a tökre (Hungarian State Theatre, Timișoara (Temesvár), 1978. Directed by Péter Tömöry)
  • Horváth-Józsa: Leányrablás (György Harag Theatre, Sau Mare (Szatmárnémeti), 1998, Directed by István Pinczés)
  • Horváth-Tömöry: Nőpápa (Áron Tamási Theatre, Sfântu Gheorghe (Sesiszentgyörgy), 2000. Directed by Péter Tömöry)
  • Horváth-Bereményi: Laura (Sándor Hevesi Theatre, Zalaegerszeg, 2005. Directed by Bertalan Bagó, József Katona Theatre, Kecskemét, 2006, Directed by István Pinczés)
  • Horváth-Tömöry: Vőlegényfogó (Sándor Tomcsa Theatre, 2006. Directed by Péter Tömöry)
  • Horváth-Tömöry: Canterbury mesék (Sándor Hevesi Theatre, 2006. Directed by István K. Szabó)
  • Horváth Károly-Tömöry Péter: Ludas Matyi (bábopera, Griff bábtheatre, Directed by László Rumi)

Theatrical accompaniment

Films
  • Baloane de curcubeu (1982, Directed by Josef Demian)
  • Piciu (1983, Directed by Josef Demian)
  • Lovind o pasăre de pradă (1984, Directed by Josef Demian)
  • Bordal (documentary, 1996, Directed by László Zöldi)
  • Tündér Ilona (TV film, 1998, Directed by Gábor Katalin)
  • Vasúti variációk (1998, Directed by László Zöldi)
  • Én itt maradok (2000, Directed by Zoltán Seregi)
  • Ellenpontok (2001, Directed by Zoltán Seregi)
  • Vadászat angolokra (2006, Directed by Bertalan Bagó)
  • Irodalom ( Az ünnep (2009, Directed by Zsuzsa Lőrincz)
  • Régimódi történet ( Directed by Géza Bereményi)
  • Caligula helytartója (2012, Directed by Bertalan Bagó)
  • EMKE- volt egyszer egy kávéház (2013, Directed by Bertalan Bagó)

Puppetry
  • Hamupipőke (Directed by László Uray)
  • Peter Tömöry: Harcos-karcos betlehemes (Directed by Péter Galambos)
  • Zsuzsa Lőrincz: Bazika (Directed by Zsuzsa Lőrincz)
  • Péter Tömöry: Titkos álom (Directed by Tömöry)
  • László Bagossy: A sötétben látó tündér (Directed by Csaba Pénzes)
  • Katalin Scheer: Nefelé (Directed by Árpád Árkosi)
  • Petőfi: János Vitéz (Directed by István Pinczés)
  • László Upor: Éljen Kinoppió (Directed by István Pinczés )
  • Béla Pintér: Sütemények királynője (Directed by Zsuzsa Lőrincz)

Recordings
  • Kettőspont (Bucharest, 1978)
  • Zenés Karaván (Bucharest, 1979)
  • Táltos ének (Bucharest, 1984)
  • Mákvirág in Brasil (São Paulo, 1988)
  • Békesség (Edinburgh, 1990)
  • Téli népszokások (Udine, 1991)
  • Fire Sermon (Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely), 2004)

Awards
  • 1971: Siculus Fesztivál, Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely)
  • 1972: Siculus Fesztivál, Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely)
  • 2008: Kritikusok díja a Finito zenéjéért ("Critics' Award for Fine Music"), Budapest

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