Sándor Balassa


Sándor Balassa is a Hungarian composer and music educator.

Life

Born in Budapest, Balassa attended a musical school and then studied music with Endre Szervánszky. In 1964 he started working at the Hungarian Radio where he created music programs. Since 1981 he also taught at the Academy of Music. He retired from this position in 1996.
Balassa was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1983.

Orchestra compositions

Civisek városa, op. 91 for orchestra, 2005;
Utazások Biharban, op. 93 for orchestra, 2005;
Lovagi erények dicsérete, op.100 for orchestra, 2007.
The Hungarian music label Hungaroton has published some of Balassa's orchestral works and recorded his opera Karel en Anna.