András Adorján
András Adorján is a Hungarian-born flutist known for his expressive phrasing and rich timbre. He is also a prolific recording artist and has recovered and reintroduced lost and unknown works by several important flute composers.
Adorján was born in 1944 in Budapest, and as a child he played the piano and a Hungarian shepherd's flute. When he was 12 years old, he started taking flute lessons from Vilmos Bántai in Budapest. However, this was quickly interrupted by the beginning of the Hungarian Revolution. Adorján and his family fled to safety in Denmark, where he was eventually able to resume his flute studies with Johan Bentzon and Erik Thomsen. During his years studying dentistry in Copenhagen, he spent every summer at the International Summer Academy in Nice, which was taught by Jean-Pierre Rampal. In 1968, Adorján completed his dentistry schooling and began studying with Aurele Nicolet in Freiburg, which was recommended by Rampal. That same year, he also won the Jacob Gade Prize in Copenhagen and the Concours Internationale de Flûte laureate at Montreux.
After winning the first grand prize of the Concours International de Flûte in Paris in 1971, Adorján began touring internationally and performed with many of the top chamber ensembles and orchestras. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he performed as principal flutist for the Royal Stockholm Opera, the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Around 1981, he discovered the manuscript for Franz Doppler's Concerto for two flutes, in the attic of the house belonging to Karl Doppler's grandson.
In addition to unearthing lost and forgotten works, Adorján has also commissioned and inspired new works from several contemporary composers, including Ferenc Farkas, Alfred Schnittke, and many others. In 1987, he began teaching at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, and he taught at the Musikhochschule in Munich from 1996 to 2012. He also performs and records in collaboration with his wife, flutist Marianne Henkel, and with his sons, David (cello) and Gabriel (violin). Adorján continues to be in high demand as a lecturer, performer, and recording artist.
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Devienne: 14 Concertos pour flûte
András Adorján, Münchener Kammerorchester, Marianne Henkel, Hans Stadlmair
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 07.10.2014
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Janáček: Chamber Works
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Lebrun, Haydn: 6 Concertos pour flûte (Première intégrale mondiale)
András Adorján, Philippe Bernold, Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Klassik - Erschienen bei Premiers Horizons am 01.06.2018
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Mozart: Piano Trio in E-Flat Major - Reinecke: Piano Trio in A Major & Flute Sonata in E Minor "Undine"
Karl Leister, András Adorján, Christoph Schiller, Christian Ivaldi, Homero Francesch
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 04.09.2015
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REINECKE, C.: Flute Sonata, "Undine" / Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe / Violin Sonatinas, Op. 108, Nos. 1-3 / Ballade (Adorjan, Ivaldi) (Carl Reinecke - Ernesto Kohler - Wilhelm Barge)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 01.01.1995
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Lyrical Melodies of Japan
András Adorján, Ayako Shinozaki
World Music - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.2009
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Mozart: Two Concertos for Flute and Orchestra & Andante in C Major
András Adorján, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Hans Stadlmair, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.2010
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Souvenirs
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Oehms Classics am 25.09.2015
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Zemlinsky: Clarinet Trio, Op. 3 - Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Eduard Brunner, András Adorján, David GerIngas, Gerhard Oppitz, Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 01.07.2016
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Spohr: Works for Harp & Flute
András Adorján, Marielle Nordmann
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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Benda: Flute Concertos
Milan Munclinger, András Adorján, Ars Rediviva Orchestra Of Prague
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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Farkas: Chamber Music, Vol. 5 – Works with Flute & Oboe
András Adorján, Balázs Szokolay, Andras Csaki, Lajos Lencsés, Antal Varadi
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Toccata Classics am 02.07.2021
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Farkas: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 – Music for Flute & Strings
András Adorján, Ingrid Kertesi, Miklós Spányi, Viktoria Herencsar, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla
Klassik - Erschienen bei Toccata Classics am 04.03.2016
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Hummel: Chamber Sonatas
András Adorján, Pavel Gililov, Boris Pergamenschikow
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.1993
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Variations: Works for Flute & Piano
András Adorján, Alfons Kontarsky
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 01.01.1994
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Danzi: Flute Concertos Nos. 1-4
András Adorján, Hans Stadlmair, Münchener Kammerorchester
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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Farkas: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 – Works with Flute
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Toccata Classics am 04.01.2019
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Flute Panorama
András Adorján, Christian Ivaldi
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Skarbo am 01.01.2002
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Mercadante: Chamber Works
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 01.01.1995
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C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 21.04.2017
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Mendelssohn & Spohr: Violin Concertos Arranged for Flute
András Adorján, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, David Shallon
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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