László Hortobágyi
László Hortobágyi was born on this planet—though not by his own design. In addition to his extensive studies in musicology, Indology, and composition, he has contributed to the design and construction of several organs throughout Eastern Europe.
Since 1967, he has organized and led private expeditions, primarily to North India, where he has conducted field recordings, researched musicological sources, explored archives and libraries, pursued practical instrumental studies, and restored early 78 r.p.m. vinyl recordings of classical Hindustani, Carnatic, and other traditional world music. He is proficient in playing the rudra veena, surbahar, sitar, tabla, organ, and various electronic instruments.
Hortobágyi has also developed a virtual overtone processing and granular sample synthesis software based on his original concept of "computed mimesis of music." In 1980, he re-established the musical society Gáyan Uttejak Mandal to further his research and creative endeavors.
In 1984, he founded The Oriental Music Archives, a unique institution in Central Europe, which operates alongside Gáyan Uttejak Studio and the Gáyan Uttejak Orchestra. His work includes the publication of numerous LPs and CDs, as well as various musicological and theoretical writings.
Additionally, he has producedpaintings exploring themes of "cyber raga-mala" and "meme delineations" in triptych form.
Hortobágyi is a former member of the Advisory Council for the Research Project on Computer Music at the Institute of Musicology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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