Artist database

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Dobra János


conductor

Place of Birth
Győr
Date of Birth
1956

 
János Dobra founded the Tomkins Vocal Ensemble in 1978. He graduated from both the double bass and choir conducting faculties at the Music Academy in 1980. He then studied conducting with Albert Simon. In 1995 he founded the Budapest Purcell Festival of which he is the artistic director.

Prizes:
1999 Liszt Prize
2014 Merited Artist

 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1983 Play of Daniel
(Dániel-játék)
Hungaroton HCD 12457 Reissue of Hungaroton SLPD 12457 (1983)
1988 Young Composer's Group, Anthology 2.
(Fiatal zeneszerzők csoportja, Antológia 2.)
Hungaroton SLPX 12946 LP
1988 Young Composers' Group - 1
(Fiatal Zeneszerzők Csoportja 1.)
Hungaroton SLPX 12945
1992 Hungaroton HCD/MK 31425 Own
1995 Hungaroton HCD 31424
1995 Druschetzky, Georg: Missa solemnis; Bengraf: Sacred Music
(Druschetzky Georg: Missa solemnis; Bengraf: Templomi zene)
Hungaroton HCD 31609
1995 Magyar Rádió MR 011 4 CDs
1996 Sáry, László: The Voice of Time; Five Repeated; etc.
(Sáry László: Az idő szava; Az ismétlődő ötös; stb.)
Hungaroton HCD 31643
2003 Funeral Music
(Gyászzenék)
Hungaroton HCD 32260
2005 Hungaroton HCD 32232 Own
First recording
2017 Hungaroton HCD 32803–04 2 CDs