Balázs Kocsár

conductor

Budapest, 6 May 1963

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2013–)

Balázs Kocsár was born in 1963 in Budapest in a family of musicians. At home, he became acquainted with the various trends of music culture, and thus contemporary musical language became natural to him. His father, Miklós Kocsár, is a composer, his mother Ildikó Herboly is a professor of singing at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.

Outstanding Artist of Hungary

One of the most prestigious Hungarian state awards for the arts. The recipient is entitled to the title “Outstanding Artist of Hungary” (short: “Outstanding Artist”). Only those who already hold the Meritorious Artist award and have held it for at least five years are eligible.

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2017

governmental award

Meritorious Artist of Hungary

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1999

governmental award

Franz Liszt Award

The highest musical award granted by the Hungarian state in recognition of outstanding musical and performing arts achievements.

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