Victor Kolar

Victor Kolar

Victor Kolar (February 12, 1888 – June 16, 1957) was a Hungarian-born American composer and conductor. Kolar was born in Budapest and studied at the Prague Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Otakar Ševčík (violin) and Antonín Dvořák (composition). From 1905 until 1920 he was a violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Symphony, joining the Detroit Symphony in 1920 as an assistant conductor. He remained with the orchestra until 1941, eventually assuming the post of principal conductor. Active as a composer as well, he wrote a symphony, some tone poems and a few orchestral suites. Of these last, his Americana won first prize in a 1914 contest sponsored by the Illinois State Teachers Association. Kolar died in Detroit in 1957.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1888 (Budapest), Died June 16, 1957

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C6182	10-in.	11/13/1930	University of Detroit	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	93061	10-in.	6/18/1940	William Tell Overture (Rossini): Part 1: At dawn	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93062	10-in.	6/18/1940	William Tell Overture (Rossini): Part 2: The storm	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93063	10-in.	6/18/1940	William Tell Overture (Rossini): Part 3: The calm	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93064	10-in.	6/18/1940	William Tell Overture (Rossini): Part 4: Finale	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93065	10-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 (Grieg): Part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93066	12-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 (Grieg): Part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93067	10-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 (Grieg): Part 3	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93068	10-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.20, Op.55 (Grieg): Part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93069	10-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.20, Op.55 (Grieg): Part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93070	10-in.	6/18/1940	Peer Gynt Suite No.20, Op.55 (Grieg): Part 3	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93071	10-in.	6/18/1940	American fantaisie, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93072	10-in.	6/18/1940	American fantaisie, part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93073	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The sea and Sinbad's ship, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93074	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The sea and Sinbad's ship, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93075	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The tale of the Kalendar prince, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93076	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The tale of the Kalendar prince, part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93077	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The young prince and the young princess, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93078	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The young prince and the young princess, part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93079	12-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The festival at Bagdad, part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93080	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): The festival at Bagdad, part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93081	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): Roumanian rhapsody No. 1 in A (Enesco), part 1	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93082	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): Roumanian rhapsody No. 1 in A (Enesco), part 2	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor
Decca	93083	10-in.	6/19/1940	Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite, Op. 35) (Rimsky- Korsakov): Roumanian rhapsody No. 1 in A (Enesco), part 2 (concl)	Detroit Symphony Orchestra		conductor

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kolar, Victor," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110250.

Kolar, Victor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110250.

"Kolar, Victor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.