Bánkövi Gyula
Composer
Gyula Bánkövi was born in Dunaújváros, in 1966. He got acquainted with art already at the age of 6: he studied ballett, played the piano, then the bassoon. At the age of 14, his relationship with arts was interrupted as he then wanted to become a geologist rather than an artist. At the age of 16, his interest turned to the world of jazz first, then that of comtemporary music.
He strated to study composition from Miklós Kocsár, and continued it with the directions of Attila Bozay, at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He maintained a close connection with nature, further on too, as shown also in his first successful composition entitled Hydrophony (expressing the eternal recurrence of water).
He is interested in a wide range of genres: composes for greater chamber orchestras, children�s choirs, brass-bands, solo viola, percussion instruments and elecronics alike. He won several prizes at different competitions for composers. He is enthusiasticly seeking new soundings as well as unusual possibilities of ensembles of exceptional instruments offering special aesthetical experience.
Since 1992 he has been working for the Bartók Chanel of the Hungarian Radio as editor of specials series. His work at the Radio includes dealing with and popularizing comtemporary Hungarian music as well as monitoring, selecting, orderning disk novelties of the world market, and editing them into broadcast.
Prizes:
2004 Erkel Prize
2006 Artisjus Prize
2012 Bartók-Pásztory Prize
He strated to study composition from Miklós Kocsár, and continued it with the directions of Attila Bozay, at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He maintained a close connection with nature, further on too, as shown also in his first successful composition entitled Hydrophony (expressing the eternal recurrence of water).
He is interested in a wide range of genres: composes for greater chamber orchestras, children�s choirs, brass-bands, solo viola, percussion instruments and elecronics alike. He won several prizes at different competitions for composers. He is enthusiasticly seeking new soundings as well as unusual possibilities of ensembles of exceptional instruments offering special aesthetical experience.
Since 1992 he has been working for the Bartók Chanel of the Hungarian Radio as editor of specials series. His work at the Radio includes dealing with and popularizing comtemporary Hungarian music as well as monitoring, selecting, orderning disk novelties of the world market, and editing them into broadcast.
Prizes:
2004 Erkel Prize
2006 Artisjus Prize
2012 Bartók-Pásztory Prize
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
Magyar hangtájak I.
(Hungarian Soundscapes I.) |
HEAR Studio-Hung. Rad. | HEAR 101 | |
| 2005 |
Bánkövi Gyula: Ezüstszárnyú lepkék, Miserere, A Pokol kapuja, Eszmélet, Harmoni(k)averseny
(Bánkövi, Gyula: Silver Winged Butterflies, Miserere, Porte de l'enfer, Consciousness, Accord(ion) Concerto) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32344 |
Own |