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Arpad Joó
Hungarian American conductor (1948–2014)
The native form of this personal name is Joó Arpad. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Árpád Joó (8 June 1948[1] – 4 July 2014) was a Hungarian Americanconductor and concert pianist.[2]
Early life
Maestro Joó (pronounced: Yo) was born in Budapest in 1948.
His grandmother was an eminent pupil of István Thomán, at the Franz Liszt Academy (a direct disciple of Franz Liszt).
Liszt: Symphonic Poems (complete).
At a very early age, his mother, herself an accomplished pianist and teacher had discovered his musical talent. At the age of five he began his musical studies with his mother and a year later he entered the then newly established Kodály School of Music, under the personal supervision of the Hungarian composer-educator Zoltán Kodály.
In short time, he attracted the attention of Kodály himself, who developed a lifelong teacher-student relationship with Joó, which lasted until the death of the compo