{"id":4130,"date":"2026-11-12T11:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:45:19","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4130\" class=\"elementor elementor-4130\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0000f e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a0000f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a0000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of the Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0000e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0000e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written by J\u00f3zsef Palot\u00e1s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00011 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a00011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u201cIn the issue of Kecskem\u00e9ti Lapok of 1 June 1879 we read: \u2018The Amateurs\u2019 Orchestra has been formed and has already begun rehearsals of a few spirited Hungarian songs under the direction of Mih\u00e1ly Baktay.\u2019 This was the beginning of \u201cadult\u201d orchestral music-making in Kecskem\u00e9t \/at school level it had existed for a long time, in the Piarist Grammar School\/. A turning point in the ensemble\u2019s history was the arrival of Pongr\u00e1c Kacs\u00f3h and P\u00e1l M. Bodon in Kecskem\u00e9t \/1909 and 1910 respectively\/. From then on, serious symphonic music-making took place in our city. The golden age came in the 1930s: the orchestra also played works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, C\u00e9sar Franck, Kod\u00e1ly and others under the baton of P\u00e1l M. Bodon.<\/p><p>After the Second World War a period of \u201cfoundings and dissolutions\u201d began. Essentially the same ensemble operated under different names. In 1946 the Kecskem\u00e9t Concert Orchestra was founded under the direction of conductor Rezs\u0151 Jatzk\u00f3. From July 1948 the city\u2019s orchestra was called the VAOSZ orchestra. The conductor became G\u00e9za Dank\u00f3, and P\u00e1l K\u00f3bori also lists the members in his excellent little book. On 27 October 1949 the correspondent of Kecskem\u00e9ti Lapok already wrote that \u201cthe Kecskem\u00e9t Workers\u2019 Symphony Orchestra has begun its rehearsals under the direction of conductor Lajos Nemesszeghy.\u201d Soon after, the \u201ccity orchestra\u201d appeared as the Medical Health Orchestra, with Dr. Alad\u00e1r R\u00e9thy as conductor, Dr. Zsigmond Cso\u00f3 as concertmaster and Dr. B\u00e9la Szelei as orchestra secretary.<\/p><p>P\u00e1l K\u00f3bori reports that the founding of the Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra was declared on 3 February 1956. From then on the city\u2019s orchestra was variously the \u201cMedical Orchestra\u201d, the \u201ccity symphony\u201d or the SZMT Symphony Orchestra, until in 1966 today\u2019s Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra began its work. A decisive role in organising it was played by Mrs Lajos Nemesszeghy, the headmistress of the Music Primary School, as well as conductor Lajos Nemesszeghy and orchestra secretary J\u00e1nos Luk\u00e1cs. Let us remember the orchestra\u2019s conductors! Lajos Nemesszeghy conducted for a few years, then Endre Kem\u00e9ny led the ensemble from 1968 to 1985. Then L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Martos took over the leadership of the orchestra. From 1990 to 1996 P\u00e9ter D\u00f3bi\u00e1s was the conductor, then from 1996 to 2019 the pianist-conductor L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gerh\u00e1t was conductor and artistic director. Since August 2022 the orchestra\u2019s artistic director has been Huba Holl\u00f3k\u0151i.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001f e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a0001f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0001e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00014 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a00014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a00012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/256593288_1493194261062366_9052369347732523924_n-768x555.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra at the Academy of Music, 1974. The presenter is Imre Antal.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra at the Academy of Music, 1974. The presenter is Imre Antal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a00017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a00015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/257279145_1493193481062444_3341500805781142073_n-768x475.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra in 1970. The conductor is Endre Kem\u00e9ny.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kecskem\u00e9t Symphony Orchestra in 1970. The conductor is Endre Kem\u00e9ny.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0001a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a00018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/258103899_1493194044395721_2235720861698879801_n-768x503.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Symphony Orchestra at the Reformed School. Early 2000s.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Symphony Orchestra at the Reformed School. Early 2000s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0001d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a0001b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/257463410_1493194611062331_5766840585647879533_n-1024x381.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Artistic director: L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gerh\u00e1t.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0001c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0001c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Artistic director: L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gerh\u00e1t.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4130","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"hu_HU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kecskemetiszimfonikuszenekar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-12T11:45:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/index.php\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/index.php\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\",\"name\":\"The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-12T10:51:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-12T11:45:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/index.php\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"hu\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/index.php\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/index.php\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The History of the Orchestra\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\",\"description\":\"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar honlapja\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"hu\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"hu\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/cropped-KS_BRAND_FB_PROFILE_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/cropped-KS_BRAND_FB_PROFILE_1.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kecskemetsymphony.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/kecskemetiszimfonikuszenekar\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/","og_locale":"hu_HU","og_type":"article","og_title":"The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","og_url":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/","og_site_name":"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kecskemetiszimfonikuszenekar","article_modified_time":"2026-11-12T11:45:19+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/","url":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/","name":"The History of the Orchestra - Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-11-12T10:51:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-12T11:45:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"hu","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The History of the Orchestra"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/","name":"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","description":"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar honlapja","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"hu"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#organization","name":"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar","url":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"hu","@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-KS_BRAND_FB_PROFILE_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-KS_BRAND_FB_PROFILE_1.jpg","width":480,"height":480,"caption":"Kecskem\u00e9ti Szimfonikus Zenekar"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kecskemetiszimfonikuszenekar"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4167,"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4130\/revisions\/4167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kecskemetsymphony.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}