Zoltán Székely
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Zoltán Székely (born December 8, 1903, Hungary - died October 5, 2001, Canada) was a violinist and composer.
He studied violin and composition at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
He was a friend of Béla Bartók and was the one to request the composition of Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto and its dedicatee as well as performer at its premiere.
He formed the Hungarian String Quartet, where he played the first violin from 1937 through 1972.
He was named Honorary Professor by the Franz Liszt Academy in 1981, which marked Bartók's centenary.
[edit] References
Claude Kenneson (1994). Szekely and Bartok: The Story of a Friendship. Amadeus Press. ISBN 0931340705.
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