Megyeri Krisztina
Composer
Born in Budapest from a Hungarian and Russian parents, she studied piano and composition at Bartók Béla Conservatory, graduated in Composition (MA) at the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, Budapest (2004). In 1999 she moved to France, studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon and later in Paris, graduated also as a piano accompanist-coach in 2003. MA holder in Musicology and Aesthetics of the Université Paris-VIII Saint-Denis (2006, MA Thesis) on Peter Eötvös’s opera: Angels in America. She became a DMA in Composition of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy (DMA Thesis: Dramaturgy of Eötvös’s opera: Love and Other Demons).
She received various prizes and scholarships: the UNESCO-Aschberg Fellowship for electroacoustic composition, State Fellowships of France and of Hungary, Fondation Natexis Banques Populaires Composer's Fellowship, Eötvös State Fellowship and Kodály Creative Art Fellowships, 1st prize and 3rd prize of István Vántus Composers Contest, 2nd prize of Zoltán Kodály Composers Competition, IRCAM composer's course. She was a fellow of Akademie Schloss Solitude (2006-07), invited artist of Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop (2008) and Aldeburgh Composer Residencies (2009).
Her music have been commissioned and performed widely by ensembles and insitutions as the Théâtre du Châtelet, Centre Acanthes, Radio France, SWR, Finnish Radio, Fondation Royaumont, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble SIC, Componensemble, Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Ensemble Intermoduláció, Trio Clarino, Peter Eötvös. Her music is played in Europe and abroad, is recorded by the Hungarian Radio and HUNGAROTON, edited by Editio Musica Budapest (EMB) and Kontrapunkt. Between 2009-2012 Krisztina was a lecturer at the Faculty of Music of University of Pécs (PTE), from 2013 she is a teacher of Kodály Zoltán International Institute of Music Kecskemét and Pászti Miklós Music School Biatorbágy.
Publications:
- "Les projections du présent dans Angels in America de Peter Eötvös ". In: Grabócz, Márta: Entre Orient et Occident - Les opéras de Peter Eötvös, Paris, Éditions des archives contemporaines, 2012
- "Le monde opératique de Peter Eötvös. Restructuration, mythologies personnelles." Terz, 2014/06, www.terz.cc
- "A hatalom, a szerelem és a magány démonai". Review about the recording (Budapest, 2017) of Peter Eötvös' opera: Love and Other Demons. In the CD box published by the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest in 2017.
- "Inspirations mutuelles et relations vivantes entre compositeur, instruement et l'interprete-enfant (Játékok I-IV de György Kurtág). In: La musique de György Kurtág - Les oeuvres et leurs intreprétations. Paris, L'Harmattan, 2018
- "A nagyforma dramaturgiája - Eötvös Péter A szerelemről és más démonokról című operájában". Muzsika, 2017/10
DMA thesis online:
https://docplayer.hu/12214299-Megyeri-krisztina-eotvos-peter-love-and-other-demons-cimu-operajanak-dramaturgiaja-es-kifejezoeszkozei.html
She received various prizes and scholarships: the UNESCO-Aschberg Fellowship for electroacoustic composition, State Fellowships of France and of Hungary, Fondation Natexis Banques Populaires Composer's Fellowship, Eötvös State Fellowship and Kodály Creative Art Fellowships, 1st prize and 3rd prize of István Vántus Composers Contest, 2nd prize of Zoltán Kodály Composers Competition, IRCAM composer's course. She was a fellow of Akademie Schloss Solitude (2006-07), invited artist of Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop (2008) and Aldeburgh Composer Residencies (2009).
Her music have been commissioned and performed widely by ensembles and insitutions as the Théâtre du Châtelet, Centre Acanthes, Radio France, SWR, Finnish Radio, Fondation Royaumont, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble SIC, Componensemble, Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Ensemble Intermoduláció, Trio Clarino, Peter Eötvös. Her music is played in Europe and abroad, is recorded by the Hungarian Radio and HUNGAROTON, edited by Editio Musica Budapest (EMB) and Kontrapunkt. Between 2009-2012 Krisztina was a lecturer at the Faculty of Music of University of Pécs (PTE), from 2013 she is a teacher of Kodály Zoltán International Institute of Music Kecskemét and Pászti Miklós Music School Biatorbágy.
Publications:
- "Les projections du présent dans Angels in America de Peter Eötvös ". In: Grabócz, Márta: Entre Orient et Occident - Les opéras de Peter Eötvös, Paris, Éditions des archives contemporaines, 2012
- "Le monde opératique de Peter Eötvös. Restructuration, mythologies personnelles." Terz, 2014/06, www.terz.cc
- "A hatalom, a szerelem és a magány démonai". Review about the recording (Budapest, 2017) of Peter Eötvös' opera: Love and Other Demons. In the CD box published by the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest in 2017.
- "Inspirations mutuelles et relations vivantes entre compositeur, instruement et l'interprete-enfant (Játékok I-IV de György Kurtág). In: La musique de György Kurtág - Les oeuvres et leurs intreprétations. Paris, L'Harmattan, 2018
- "A nagyforma dramaturgiája - Eötvös Péter A szerelemről és más démonokról című operájában". Muzsika, 2017/10
DMA thesis online:
https://docplayer.hu/12214299-Megyeri-krisztina-eotvos-peter-love-and-other-demons-cimu-operajanak-dramaturgiaja-es-kifejezoeszkozei.html
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
A XX. század hangjai
(Sounds of the 20th Century) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32598-99 | 2 CDs |
| 2013 |
Válogatás a Doktori Iskola hallgatóinak koncertfelvételeiből (2006-2013)
(A selection of the best concert performances of the doctoral students (2006-2013)) |
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem | 3 CDs | |
| 2013 |
Válogatás a Doktori Iskola hallgatóinak koncertfelvételeiből - Zeneszerzés DLA program (2006-2013)
(A selection of the best concert performances of the doctoral students - Composition DLA programme (2006-2013)) |
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem | ||
| 2023 |
Horizon Brûlé - Megyeri Krisztina dalai
(Horizon Brûlé - Songs of Krisztina Megyeri) |
Magánkiadás | MK-CD 001 |
Own |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Туча / Cloud | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2017 |
| 3 Canons / 3 Kanon | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| 3 Canons - Instrumental version | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| 3 Canons / 3 Kanon - For Three Clarinets | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| Sonnet 66 | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| A griffmadár fiókái | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| The Shoes of the Baby Earth I | Instrumental solo | 2012 |
| Shoes of the Baby Earth II | Instrumental solo | 2012 |
| The Princess´ Song | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| On Vision | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2019 |
| On Vision | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Secret Garden / Der Geheime Garten | Symphony orchestra | 2004 |
| Andante cantabile | Chamber Music | 2024 |
| Pour la fin des temps | Incidental music | 2003 |
| Musique de ballet | Instrumental solo | 2013 |
| Innere Landschaften / Inner Landscapes | Concerto | 2011 |
| From Elderflower | Mixed choir | 2011 |
| Black Sorrow | Mixed choir | 2015 |
| Histoires de Chan Chu / Chan Chu-stories | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2003 |
| Cicatrices | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| Clair-obscur | Ensemble | 2003 |
| On the Star-Field... | Symphony orchestra | 2015 |
| On the Star-Field... | Symphony orchestra | 2012 |
| Mélodies sur les poèmes d´Erwann Rougé / Songs on Poems by Erwann Rougé | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| Dans le jardin | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Deus meus | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Magic Seasons | Children's choir | 2009 |
| Memory | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1998 |
| Remembrance | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2011 |
| Rainbridge | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| Faces | Instrumental solo | 1999 |
| Fehérlófia | Music for the theater | 2015 |
| Fehérlófia bánata | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Fehérlófia esküvője | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Fehérlófia felrepül | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| Flux | Live and tape music | 1998 |
| Frühlings Erwachen | Opera | 2018 |
| Gyalogúton | Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s) | 2021 |
| Gyalogúton | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Gyöngyvarázs | Mixed choir | 2017 |
| Gávriel! | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Haenschen | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Stars at Dawn | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2012 |
| Ships on the Water, on Heavenly Sail | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Ships on the Water, on Heavenly Sail | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Harvest of the Sea | Mixed choir | 2015 |
| Six Little Pieces for Cello and Piano | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Hohes Ufer II. | Ensemble | 2014 |
| Moon Woman | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1996 |
| On Moon-covered Road | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1998 |
| Horizon brûlé - Song-cycle on poems by Iréne de Saint-Christol | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Three Angels - For Peter Eötvös | Instrumental solo | 2024 |
| Three Songs for Female Voice | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1992 |
| Three Children´s Songs on Poems by Sándor Weöres | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1997 |
| Three Pictures for Ensemble | Ensemble | 2010 |
| Three Autumn Teardrops | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1992 |
| Hétszünyű Koponyányimonyók | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| Hídút / Csillagörvény | Symphony orchestra | 2015 |
| Snow | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| In Twenty Years | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2018 |
| I Love the Lord | Mixed choir | 2009 |
| String Quartet No. 1 | Chamber Music | 2024 |
| Images-instants I - V / Snapshots I - V | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2002 |
| Indian Lullaby | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| Intermezzo | Chamber Music | 1999 |
| Jeux-en-jeux (Transcription) | Ensemble | 2006 |
| The Searcher | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| Jardin / Garden | Symphony orchestra | 2004 |
| Nine Pieces for Piano | Instrumental solo | 2019 |
| Petit cycle - Sur les poemes d´Agnes Brokés / Small cycle - On poems by Ágnes Brokés | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2023 |
| Little Etude | Instrumental solo | 2018 |
| Knocking Music | Tape music | 2002 |
| Blue Feather | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Two Songs on Poems by F.G. Lorca | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1996 |
| Two Songs (Irene de Saint-Christol) | !to be determined | 2015 |
| Two Songs on the Poems by Sándor Kányádi | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| Two Pieces for Cello and Piano | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Two Pieces for Two Celli | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Two Pieces for Two Clarinets | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Two-part Exercises | Chamber Music | 2016 |
| Plump Fruits | Choir a cappella | 2012 |
| Le Jardin étranger / The Stranger Garden | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2003 |
| Findings | Vocal music | 2004 |
| Fires | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| Love Song | Female choir | 2011 |
| Love Song - For Three Clarinets | Chamber Music | 2011 |
| Love Song - For Three Female Voices | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 2011 |
| In the Arbour | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Weeping Willow Walking | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1992 |
| Scarecrow | Mixed choir | 1999 |
| Haute École | Multimedia | 2019 |
| Magic Helper I (In memoriam Klára Kokas) | Instrumental solo | 2015 |
| Magic Helper II (In memoriam Kokas Klára) | Instrumental solo | 2015 |
| Magnificat | Mixed choir | 2010 |
| María del Carmen | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| How Bright.. | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| When the Deer... | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2021 |
| When the Deer ... | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| When You Are Here | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2013 |
| Crumbs | Instrumental solo | 1998 |
| MétéoRites | Symphony orchestra | 2005 |
| Sunrise, Sunset | Chamber Music | 2016 |
| Sunrise, Sunset | Female choir | 2014 |
| Nousnoyons-nous (Le désir de s´enfuir on celui d´arriver) | Stage work | 2003 |
| Shred of a Folk Ballad | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1992 |
| Lullaby - Folk Text | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1999 |
| Octet | Chamber orchestra | 2005 |
| Russian Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Panaszos jelenet | Instrumental solo | 2018 |
| Pater Noster in tempus adventus | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| Oiseau aux yeux rouges / Red-eyed | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2003 |
| Pre-lieder | Instrumental solo | 2008 |
| Pre-lieder (Transcription for Piano) | Instrumental solo | 2008 |
| Preludium and Lament | Instrumental solo | 1999 |
| Prestissimo | Instrumental solo | 2012 |
| Prologue. A sense of Humor. | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1995 |
| Prélude á l´Ange de la Mer du Sud | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Psalm 123 | Mixed choir | 2014 |
| Psalmus 6 / Psalm 6 | Mixed choir | 2017 |
| Quartet (for B.S.) | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Quartet for Bánk Sáry | Chamber Music | 2018 |
| Retinal Etchings I | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| Retinal Etchings II | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Rhéotrope | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| Brass Quintet No. 1 | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Salve Regina | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2022 |
| Arctic Round | Female choir | 2010 |
| Shui | Instrumental solo | 1998 |
| Lament | Chamber Music | 1999 |
| Suscipe Domine | Mixed choir | 2010 |
| Brake the... | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Sonata | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Sonata for Viola | Instrumental solo | 2014 |
| Sonata for Violin | Instrumental solo | 2005 |
| Suite for Cimbalom | Instrumental solo | 1996 |
| Sleep Calmly | Mixed choir | 1999 |
| Incantations | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Incantations | Female choir | 1999 |
| Falcon | Mixed choir | 2008 |
| Talla-galla | Children's choir | 2011 |
| Talla-galla (Easy version) | Children's choir | 2011 |
| Tarlón túzok... | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2023 |
| The Chalice | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1994 |
| The Clothes of Heaven | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2015 |
| The Clothes of Heaven | Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra | 2015 |
| The Half-Dark Room | Live electronic music | 2016 |
| Tres ciudades / Three Cities | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1997 |
| Tristis est | Mixed choir | 2010 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Raftsman | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2021 |
| Two Lyric Pieces for Saxophone and Piano | Chamber Music | 2024 |
| Tárirá tári | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Tribal Exchange | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Udvaromon aranyvályú, aranykút... | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2023 |
| Unplugged Swing for Leila | Instrumental solo | 2021 |
| Wild Apple Tree | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| Wild Apple Tree | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2013 |
| Valsette-Scherzino | Instrumental solo | 2018 |
| Orchestral Songs | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2004 |
| Zengjen a dal | Mixed choir | 2018 |
| Rain Shower | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1993 |
| brass-Raftsman | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| tba | Instrumental solo | 2021 |
| Agnes | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2018 |
| Transcription - Anonymous: Ballet | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - Fiona Clifton-Welker: Sea Breeze | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - G.C. Gurlitt: Romance | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - G.F. Händel: Air | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - Griboedov: Valse | String orchestra | 2022 |
| Transcription - Köhler: Geschwindmarsch | String orchestra | 2022 |
| Transcription - Louis-Claude Daquin: Le Coucou | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - Ludwig Schytte: GondelLied | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| Transcription - Mihail Glinka: Severnaya Zvezda / Polar Stern | String orchestra | 2022 |
| Transcription - Moszkowski: Krakowiak | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - Prokofiev: Little Tale - March | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - W.A. Mozart: Ridente la calma | Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra | 2023 |
| Transcription - W.A. Mozart: Rondo K. 391 | String orchestra | 2023 |
| Vocal Exercises | Chamber Music | 2021 |
| Vocal Exercises and New Vocal Exercises | Female choir | 2014 |
| Ode | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| Feast | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2020 |