Barati, George (1913-1998)

Hungarian-born US cellist, conductor, and composer. After studying in Budapest he emigrated to the USA in 1939, playing in the Westminster String Quartet and teaching at Princeton 1939-43. He was music director of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and Opera 1950-68, and from 1989 was director of the Barati Ensemble; as a conductor he has appeared with at least 80 orchestras. His music was influenced by Hungarian traditions and his experiences in the Pacific.

Works Opera Noelani (1968).

Ballet The Love of Don Perlimlin (1947).

Orchestral concertos for winds (1952), cello (1953), piano (1973), guitar (1976), and violin (1986); symphony (1963); Branches of Time for two pianos and orchestra (1981); two string quartets; piano pieces and songs.