Horváth Barnabás
Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1965
Barnabás Horváth was born in Budapest on 29 March, 1965. He studied composition with István Fekete Győr at the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School, as well as with József Soproni and Attila Bozay at the Liszt Academy of Music. He graduated in 1990.
Between 1990 and 1995 he was a member of the Young Composers’ Group. He was awarded three times the Kodály Scholarship.
His compositions have won a number of prizes at competitions:
Composer Competition of Szilágy Society, Rumania 2000. I. prize
Composer Competition of the Kodály Institute Kecskemét, Hungary 1998. II. prize
Composer Competition of the 1st Choir Competition in Budapest, 1996. II. and III. prize
Composer Competition Jihlava, Czech Republic 1994. I. prize
Florilčge Vocal de Tours, France, 1992. II. prize
Several of his works were performed at contemporary music festivals in Hungary: Music of Our Age, Mini Festival, Szeged Contemporary Music Festival.
He has organized a number of individual concerts:
Budapest, Small Concert Hall of the Óbudai Társaskör 2013
Budapest, Concert Hall of the Óbudai Társaskör 2011
Varga Tibor Institute of Musical Art, Győr 2010
Budapest, Nádor Hall 2009
Varga Tibor Institute of Musical Art, Győr 2008
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Faculty of Music, Kodály Hall 2008
Budapest, Concert Hall of the Nádasdy Kálmán Music School, 2007
Budapest, Nádor Hall 2004
Bartók Béla Memorial House, 2001
Béla Bartók Cultural Center, Szeged 2000
Barnabás Horváth is also active as a teacher. Between 1991 and 2006 he worked at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Music. He was also a lecturer at the Széchenyi István University in Győr. Since 2008 he has taught music theory at the University of West Hungary Savaria Campus, in Szombathely as an associate professor.
He obtained his DLA degree in 2011 at the Liszt Academy of Music Budapest with a dissertation on the Piano Préludes of Claude Debussy.
He is a member of the Hungarian Music Society, the Hungarian Association of Composers, the Society Artisjus, and the National Association of Hungarian Artists.
Between 1990 and 1995 he was a member of the Young Composers’ Group. He was awarded three times the Kodály Scholarship.
His compositions have won a number of prizes at competitions:
Composer Competition of Szilágy Society, Rumania 2000. I. prize
Composer Competition of the Kodály Institute Kecskemét, Hungary 1998. II. prize
Composer Competition of the 1st Choir Competition in Budapest, 1996. II. and III. prize
Composer Competition Jihlava, Czech Republic 1994. I. prize
Florilčge Vocal de Tours, France, 1992. II. prize
Several of his works were performed at contemporary music festivals in Hungary: Music of Our Age, Mini Festival, Szeged Contemporary Music Festival.
He has organized a number of individual concerts:
Budapest, Small Concert Hall of the Óbudai Társaskör 2013
Budapest, Concert Hall of the Óbudai Társaskör 2011
Varga Tibor Institute of Musical Art, Győr 2010
Budapest, Nádor Hall 2009
Varga Tibor Institute of Musical Art, Győr 2008
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Faculty of Music, Kodály Hall 2008
Budapest, Concert Hall of the Nádasdy Kálmán Music School, 2007
Budapest, Nádor Hall 2004
Bartók Béla Memorial House, 2001
Béla Bartók Cultural Center, Szeged 2000
Barnabás Horváth is also active as a teacher. Between 1991 and 2006 he worked at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Music. He was also a lecturer at the Széchenyi István University in Győr. Since 2008 he has taught music theory at the University of West Hungary Savaria Campus, in Szombathely as an associate professor.
He obtained his DLA degree in 2011 at the Liszt Academy of Music Budapest with a dissertation on the Piano Préludes of Claude Debussy.
He is a member of the Hungarian Music Society, the Hungarian Association of Composers, the Society Artisjus, and the National Association of Hungarian Artists.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
Duo Fresco: Hommage á Kornélia - Pieces for piano duet hommage á Kornélia Hollósy (1827-1890)
(Duo Fresco: Hommage á Kornélia - Négykezes zongoramuzsika Hollósy Kornélia (1827-1890) emlékére) |
Budaörs Armenian Minority Self-Government | BR 0423 |