NOVEMBER 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
About Valéria Csányi, Conductor The Hungarian conductor Valéria Csányi (b. 1958, Budapest) studied at the Liszt Academy of Music, obtaining a music teacher’s and choral conductor’s diploma in 1982 and a conductor’s diploma in 1984. She has attended masterclasses given by Karl Österreicher in Vienna, Péter Eötvös in Szombathely and Milan Horvat in Salzburg, and since 1983, has been a member of the Hungarian State Opera, initially as a répétiteur. She was given the opportunity to conduct opera in 1988, leading several works, including premieres, and between 1995 and 2009 she took part in all of the ballet productions of the State Opera. She has worked extensively at the Hungarian State Opera, conducting more than 700 performances. She has toured Austria, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Mexico. Csányi has made recordings for Naxos including the operetta Fürstin Ninetta by Strauss II with the Stockholms Strauss Orkester [8.660227-28] as well as the first complete recording of Erkel’s opera István király (‘King Stephen’) [8.660345-46], Széchényi’s Complete Dances for Orchestra [8.573807], and Weiner’s ballet Csongor and Tünde [8.573491], Toldi – Symphonic Poem [8.573847] and Divertimentos Nos. 1 and 2 [8.574125]. In November 2025, Csányi conducted the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in Doha at the invitation of BAFTA, Golden Globe and GRAMMY Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, with whom she had previously collaborated with in Pécs in November 2018.
Previous releases from the series
‘Conductor Valéria Csányi shapes the score as if she really loves it, right from the opening movement, “Prince Csongor and Mirigy the Witch”, and in the third, “[Fairies’] Dance and Mirigy”, with its highly imaginative woodwind-writing.’ – Gramophone
‘Their flawless playing allowed me to get swept up in the flow of her pacing, her elegant phrases, buoyant rhythms, and excitement. This is the kind of album and music that allows you to sit back, relax the brain, and enjoy the pleasures of superb musicality.’ – American Record Guide
Remy Franck’s Journal about Classical Music
Remy Franck’s Journal about Classical Music
‘The music is episodic; the movements are connected, making the sense of narrative even stronger. The score is absolutely action-packed. The Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV under Valéria Csányi is one of the few ensembles that might have some experience with Weiner, and they deliver an exciting, enthusiastic performance, augmented by strong engineering from a Hungarian Radio studio. Delightful.’ – AllMusic.com
‘Júlia Pusker offers a beautifully shaped account of his Violin Concerto No. 1 , orchestrated from the 1911 Sonata, in an expressive and playful dialogue with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra. The accompanying works are delivered with equal colour and style under Valéria Csányi.’ – BBC Music Magazine
Remy Franck’s Journal about Classical Music
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