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Producer
Istvan Biller was born in 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated
from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music as a violinist and music teacher, later
receiving his conducting diploma. He was the first to perform a digital
recording in Hungary 10 years ago and has since completed many orchestra
recordings for radio, TV and tape, working as sound engineer, producer,
publisher and musical director.
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Conductor Matyas
Antal was born in 1945 into a family of musicians and completed his
training at Terenc Liszt Academy in Budapest as a flautist and a conductor.
In 1972 he joined the hungarian State Orchestra as a flautist. For ten years
he has worked as a conductor, specializing initially in contemporary music.
In 1984 he was appointed chorus-master of the Budapest Choir and two years
later became associate conductor of the Hungarian State Orchestra. In
1998 he received the Liszt prize. Matyas Antal appears frequently as
a conductor in his native country of Hungary, as well as Japan and
in many other countries in Europe, had has made a number of recordings
for Hungaroton, CBS, Naxos, Portugalsom and Kiraly Music Network.

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The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra,
Hungary's second oldest orchestra, was founded on June 5, 1907. Its first
public appearance was 1908 in Budapest, conducted by Antal Kraul. The
Hungarian Symphony Orchestra has performed in many countries across Europe
over the last several years, including Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland,
France and Spain. In May, 1995, the orchestra's new home, the Matav Music
House, located in the 9th district in Budapest, was completed. The good
functional characteristics of this building provide an excellent location
for recording. The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra is supported primarily
through the generosity of Matav.
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