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Robert Pikler
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Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Robert Pikler, O.B.E.
Hungarian classical viola player (24 January 1909 - 16 January 1984). Trained under Eugene Ormandy and Nandor Zsolt, and became a well-known concert performer in Europe in the 1930s, before taking his own orchestra to India in 1934. He moved to Australia after WWII, and was a founder member of the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra Society of Australia in 1949. Became the leader of the viola section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 1952.
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Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582: II. Fugue (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: II. Fugue (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582: I. Passacaglia (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, "The Shorter" (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Komm Süsser Tod, BWV 478 (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, "Easter Cantata": VIII. Chorale (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680, "Giant Fugue" (Arr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski) on Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Pikler & Sydney Symphony Orchestra L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part II: La fuite en Égypte. Overture on Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, Roméo et Juliette, L'Enfance du Christ, Les Troyens & Tristia by Hector Berlioz, Robert Pikler, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & N.S.W. Conservatorium School of OperaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlioz Concert | Hector Berlioz, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Robert Pikler | 1982 | Album |
| Bach-Stokowski Symphonic Transcriptions | Johann Sebastian Bach - Leopold Stokowski / The Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Robert Pikler | 1980 | Album |
| Clarinet Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Westlake, Sydney Wind Soloists, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Robert Pikler | 1975 | Album |
| Sonata in A Minor - Trio In E Flat Major | Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Pikler, Romola Costantino, Pamela Johnson | 1969 | Album |
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