Pianist, composer, conductor and professor, György Vukán is one of Hungary's most remarkable musicians. He has composed for symphony and chamber ensembles, movies, ballets, theatres, big band, radio and TV productions, ... All this was achieved during the Cold War which forced him to devote most of his time to dentistry instead of music... Annette Lowman has had the privilege to work with György Vukán on many occasions. One of them was "Derby", a modern day musical version of Romeo and Juliet. She wrote the lyrics for the concluding act, the song was entitled "Prelude to Death" (1989).