| Biography | Péter Eötvös (Hungarian: Eötvös Péter) (born January 2, 1944) is a Hungarian composer and conductor.
Eötvös was born in Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely, Szeklerland, Transylvania (then part of Hungary, now in Romania). He studied composition in Budapest and Cologne. From 1962, he composed for film in Hungary. Eötvös played regularly with the Stockhausen Ensemble between 1968 and 1976. From 1979 to 1991, he was Musical Director and conductor of the Ensemble InterContemporain (EIC). From 1985 to 1988, he was principal guest conductor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He is principal guest conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra since 2003 The recording of Berios Sinfonia with Peter Eötvös and London Voices (DG) received the BBC Music Magazines Award for Technical excellence in recording in 2006.
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