Szeged Symphony Orchestra

The Szeged Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 by Viktor Vaszy, and is active both in the concert hall and for operatic performances in Szeged.^[1]

Since 2012 it has been titled Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged.

• 1969−1975 Viktor Vaszy
• 1975−83 Tamás Pál
• 1983−89 Géza Oberfrank
• 1989−91 Tamás Pál
• 1991−99 Ervin Acél
• 1999−2008, 2018− Sándor Gyüdi

• 2008−2013 Gábor Baross
• 2013−2018 Győző Lukácsházi

• 1999−2004 Ervin Lukács
• 2004−2007 János Fürst
• 2008−2018 Sándor Gyüdi

Guest conductors have included Karl Richter, Alexander Frey, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Zecchi, Roberto Benzi, Libor Pešek, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry and Günter Neuhold.^[2]

The orchestra has toured to Europe, Taiwan, Singapore, China and Brazil, and has made records for Hungaroton (Liszt, Madarász).^[2] Other records include Dvorák Violin & Cello Concertos (Gramola), Kabalevsky Symphonies (Olympia), Liszt piano concertos (Aurophon), Dohnányi (DBE/CD), Mozart piano concertos (Duchesne World Records), Ravel, Roussel, Ives, Debussy and Bartók (AEM).