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Tímea Dragony was born in 1976 in Nyíregyháza. She studied at the Zoltán Kodály Elementary School of Music and was a member of the famous CANTEMUS children's choir which travelled all over the world to give concerts.

After this she went to the secondary school of music in Nyíregyháza to study the piano and music theory. In 1993 she studeid composition at the school of music in Debrecen as a pupil of Keuler Jenő composer. In Debrecen she continued her studies and also started to learn choir conducting at the College of Music. In 1997 she was accepted at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music to study composition. She was a student of György Orbán composer, graduating with 'Summa Cum Laude' as a composer and music theory teacher in 2002.

She has participated in several international master courses as an active participant with Cristobal Hallfter, Noel Lee, Manfred Trojan, Johannes Kretz, Michael Jarell and Marco Stroppa. Tímea Dragony is a regular participant of contemporary events in Hungary, Budapest Autumn Festival, the Music of Our Age, Series of World Premieres, Youth Contemporary Music Evenings as well as the Mini Festival.

She won prizes in national and international competitons. She is a member of The Hugarian Composer's Union. She is a music director of a Battsányi - Cserhát Artist Group. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 she is supported by the Zoltán Kodály Grant. Between 2003-2004 her composer activity is supported by the Academie Musicale de Villecroze (Fance).

Awards:

2025 - Ferenc Erkel Prize
2023 - Béla Bartók – Ditta Pásztory Prize
2022 - Artisjus-Prize
2020 - MÜPA Budapest Composition Competition 2020 - symphonic orchestra prize
2018 - „Arany János” Competition (vocal – string orchestra category) - 2. prize
2014 - National ballet music Competition – winner (from 59 composers)
2010 - Cserhát Art Society – Hungarian „Art” – Grand prize
2009 - Cserhát Art Society – Hungarian Culture – Grand prize
2008 - IKZE ”Ligeti-prize”: 1. prize
2001 - Kincses Compositional Award (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music): 2. prize
2000 - Kincses Compositional Award (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music): 1. prize
1999 - Zoltán Kodály Compositional Award (Kodály Institute, Kecskemét): 3. prize


Mastercourses:

2002 - Noel Lee, Villecroze, France
2002 - Michael Jarell and J. Kretz, Szombathely, Hungary
2001 - Péter Eötvös, Avignon, France
2000 - C. Hallfter and M. Trojan, Malaga, Spain
1999 - C. Hallfter and Tomas Marco, Madrid, Spain

Languages: English, Spanish