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Andre Hajdu was born in Hungary in 1932. He studied at Liszt Music Academy in Budapest with Szervanszky and Szabo (composition) Szegedi (piano) and Kodaly (ethnomusicology). He was involved in research about Gypsy’s musical culture and published several articles on this subject. In 1955 he won the first prize with his Gypsy Cantata at the competition of World Festival of youth in Warsaw.
In 1956 he emigrated to Paris and continued his studies at the Conservatoire with Darius Milhaud (composition) and Olivier Messiaen (philosophy of music) and obtained the 1st price in the discipline.
Since 1966 he lives in Jerusalem. He taught at the Tel-Aviv Music Academy 66-91 and at Bar-Ilan University, (since 1970). He served as chairman in the Music Department there and founded a composition department.
Paralelly
he studied Jewish Klezmer and Hassidic repertories and published several
articles on this subject. As a composer he was and is deeply involved in
Jewish topics, not only on the usual folkloristic or liturgical levels,
but also confronted more abstract subjects of Jewish thought (Oral Law,
philosophical books of the Bible) as well as Jewish History.
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A great deal of works are consacrated to music-teaching, especially piano and theory through a creative approach (involving the player to the process of composing) see Milky Way, Art of Piano-playing, Book of Challenges, Concerto for 10 young pianists. All this is connected with the practice of creative teaching in the School for Excellency in Jerusalem, an experimental school for a new approach to music- teaching.
In
1997 he obtained the Israel Prize for his oeuvre in composition, research
and teaching.
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From left to right: Prof. Hajdu, Leef Yinam, Rahel Galin and the The Ministre of Culture and Education (1997), Ms. Shulamit Aloni
| Orchestral | Petit
enfer (59) The unbearable intensity of youth (76)
Bashful serenades (Clar. orch) (79) On light and depth (83-84) Concerto for an ending century (Pno. and orch) (90) Continuum (95) for 15 players and piano. |
| Vocal-orchestral | Cycles
of life (cantata) (85)
Dreams of Spain (91) (about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain) Examples: ex1_mp3, ex2_mp3, ex3_mp3, ex4 _mp3. Job and his comforters (95) - ( a biblical and historical oratorio) |
| Scenic | Ludus Paschalis (70) - a medieval passover play - The Story of Jonas (85-87) - an opera for children’s choir, Koheleth (Ecclesiaste) a biblical recitation with 4 celli. |
| Strings | “Truath Melech“ (Rhapsody on Jewish Themes) for Clar. and Str. (74) The false prophet (77) to strings and narrator. Divertimento (88) Overture in form of a kite (85). |
| Chamber | 5
sketches in sentimental mood for Pno. quartet (76)
Instants suspendus (78) Vl., Vla. or Vc. Sonatina in French Style (90) for Fl. Cello Variations for string quartet (97) Birth of a Niggun for Flute clar. pno (98) Mishna-variations for str. quartet (98) Music for three (Pno. Vi. Vc.) (99). |
| Piano | Plasmas
(57) Diary from Sidi-Bou Said (60) Journey around my piano (63)
Noir sur blanc (88) Metamorphoses (97) 5 Inventions for 4 hands (83) |
| Songs | The
floating tower (Mishnayoth) (72-73) Bestiary (Ted Hughes) (93)
Merry Feet (98) Nursery songs - Example: Nadav&the cat_mp3. |
| Choir | House
of Shaul (74) (mixed choir) The question of the sons (74)
Bitzinioth Nov (Song of the Sea) (73) Mishnayoth (72-73) Proverbs of Solomon (78) for Choir and Percussion |
| Works
available in C.D. |
On
Light and Depth. I.M.I. (Israel)
Ecclesiaste R.C.A. Victor (France) Dreams of Spain - Hungaroton (Budapest) Concerto for an ending century - Hungaroton (Budapest) Examples: ex1_mp3, ex2_mp3, ex3_mp3. Truath Melech. Plane (Germany) |
These compositions were widely played in Israel and abroad by orchestras and ensembles. as Isr. Philh. Jerusalem Radio, Haifa Symph. Beer-Sheba Sinfonietta as well as Munchen Philh. Philadelphia Symph. Leningrad Symph., Ensemble 2 E 2 M, Sofia Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, etc.
