András Adorján
flute
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András Adorján was born in Budapest, grew up in Copenhagen and has lived in Munich since 1974.
After obtaining a dentist's diploma in Copenhagen in 1968, he completed his musical studies under the auspices of Jean-Pierre Rampal and Aurèle Nicolet.
As a laureat of international flute competitions and a long career as the principal flutist of several important European symphony orchestras, he was appointed professor for flute at the Cologne Conservatory in 1987. From 1996 to 2013 he taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich.
To date, he has recorded more than 100 albums and is the editor of the unique and extensive encyclopedia titled Lexikon der Flöte that was published by Laaber Verlag in 2009. He is one of the best-known and most distinguished flutists of his generation.
András Adorján received the Jacob-Gade-Preis in Copenhagen in 1968, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 1988 and was honoured with the Doppler-Ring of the Hungarian Flute Society in 1996. In 2007, he was awarded the Premio di carriera of the Italian Falaut-Associazione and received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American National Flute Association (NFA) in 2018.
After obtaining a dentist's diploma in Copenhagen in 1968, he completed his musical studies under the auspices of Jean-Pierre Rampal and Aurèle Nicolet.
As a laureat of international flute competitions and a long career as the principal flutist of several important European symphony orchestras, he was appointed professor for flute at the Cologne Conservatory in 1987. From 1996 to 2013 he taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich.
To date, he has recorded more than 100 albums and is the editor of the unique and extensive encyclopedia titled Lexikon der Flöte that was published by Laaber Verlag in 2009. He is one of the best-known and most distinguished flutists of his generation.
András Adorján received the Jacob-Gade-Preis in Copenhagen in 1968, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 1988 and was honoured with the Doppler-Ring of the Hungarian Flute Society in 1996. In 2007, he was awarded the Premio di carriera of the Italian Falaut-Associazione and received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American National Flute Association (NFA) in 2018.
