This extraordinary musician was born in the village of Ahualulco, San Luis Potosi, on January 28, 1875, the same year as Ravel, Melartin, Gliere and Max d'Ollone. He began his formal studies at the age of ten in the State Capital and later moved to Mexico City to continue his education in the National Conservatoire. In 1899 the Mexican government awarded a grant to the young musician, then aged 24, to continue his studies in Europe. In Leipzig he entered the Royal conservatoire where he studied composition with Salomon Jadassohn, violin with Hans Becker and theory with Carl Reinecke, who also taught another great Mexican composer: Ricardo Castro. The San Luis Potosi Symphony Orchestra achieved great renown in the international perspective under José Miramontes Zapata's direction. The orchestra has been invited to important events such as the 2003 and 2005 Festival Internazionale della Associazione Mondiale Toscanini, to the Ravello Festival in 2005, both in Italy, and to the 2005 Musicalta Festival in Alsace, France. That same year, the San Luis Potosi Orchestra became the first Latin American Orchestra to perform at the Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Austria, under the direction of José Miramontes Zapata, who became the first Mexican conductor to perform at Vienna's Great Hall, one of the leading concert halls worldwide.

Julius Beliczay is a truly sensational but forgotten composer who completely mastered the symphonic art. Much influenced by Robert Schumann and some believe his orchestrations are even better. We know numerous excellent composers who began their careers as an officer, official or doctor. However, it is quite rare that someone, in this case Beliczay, performed excellently in both civil duties and in music. He was an accomplished mathematician and he received a Master of Science and Engineering in 1857. In 1886, he left his position as a principal consultant. Thanks to the organization of the railway company, he was able to retire to devote himself exclusively to music. In 1888, he was appointed by Ödön Michalovich (Erkel's successor as headmaster at the Academy of Music) to become professor of composition. He became ill and resigned in 1892 and died April 30, 1893. THE HUNGARIAN STATE RAILWAYS (MÁV) founded on 1 May, 1945 their own symphony orchestra. Under the leadership of the orchestra's first artistic director, Tibor Szoke, who was the Opera House's young conductor, in the autumn of 1946, the Academy of Music was hosting their subscription concert series. In November 1947 the orchestra gave a guest concert in the Musikvereinssaal, Vienna. Alongside orchestral performances in Budapest and the provinces, the Rolling Opera also started in 1947: this was an Opera House travelling company performance with the State Opera House singers, choir and the MÁV Symphony Orchestra. Between 1947 and 1954 the company gave 544 performances in the whole Hungary.