Futó Balázs
Composer
Place of Birth
Kaposvár
Date of Birth
1981
Balázs Futó was born in 1981 in Kaposvár. He began his musical studies at the Liszt Ferenc State Music School in Kaposvár as a pianist, later he studied composition (István Győrffy), music theory, choir conducting (Nóra Keresztes) and percussion (Ferenc Szabó, Géza Bánky) at the Pécs Secondary School of Arts. In 2000 he enrolled at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, where he studied composition with renowned artists such as Zoltán Jeney, Balázs Horváth, Zsolt Serei and András Wilheim. In 2003 he began studying music theory and teaching under the guidance of Katalin Komlós.
Since 2001, he has been working as a tutor and music assistant at the Music Academy of Budapest, where he teaches singing and opera. Since 2003, he has been teaching music at the University of Theatre Arts with Balázs Kovalik.
In May 2003 he was invited and commissioned to compose a 7-minute piano piece in Kyoto (Japan). In 2003 he was commissioned by the Budapest Spring Festival. In August 2003, he participated in a 3-week masterclass and festival with Christian Wolff, Tristan Murail, Alvin Lucier, Petr Kotík and other composers and performers as part of the 2003 Ostrava Days (Czech Republic). In autumn 2004, he was invited by the Budapest Autumn Festival to compose a poem by a Swedish poet of his choice.
His piece Book of Job was honoured with Artisjus Prize in 2024 in the category classical music of the year.
Since 2001, he has been working as a tutor and music assistant at the Music Academy of Budapest, where he teaches singing and opera. Since 2003, he has been teaching music at the University of Theatre Arts with Balázs Kovalik.
In May 2003 he was invited and commissioned to compose a 7-minute piano piece in Kyoto (Japan). In 2003 he was commissioned by the Budapest Spring Festival. In August 2003, he participated in a 3-week masterclass and festival with Christian Wolff, Tristan Murail, Alvin Lucier, Petr Kotík and other composers and performers as part of the 2003 Ostrava Days (Czech Republic). In autumn 2004, he was invited by the Budapest Autumn Festival to compose a poem by a Swedish poet of his choice.
His piece Book of Job was honoured with Artisjus Prize in 2024 in the category classical music of the year.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| .org | Instrumental solo | 2012 |
| A nő és a férfi dalai / Songs of the Woman and Man | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2006 |
| Pillowman | Music for the theater | 2007 |
| Der Theatermacher / The Theatremaker | Music for the theater | 2012 |
| About | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2011 |
| Addig is / Until Then | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2001 |
| Agnus redemit oves | Instrumental solo | 2017 |
| Alles Gute zum Geburtstag | Instrumental solo | 2002 |
| Always C.C. | Chamber Music | 2001 |
| Alice! | Music for the theater | 2008 |
| Antithesis | Instrumental solo | 2015 |
| Attacca | Chamber Music | 2024 |
| Ballada a jól fűszerezett levesről | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| Bardo tödol | Ensemble | 2016 |
| Bardo tödol | Symphony orchestra | 2020 |
| Inner Worlds | Electroacoustic music | 2002 |
| Canterbury Tales | Stage work | 2006 |
| Codetta | Chamber Music | 2021 |
| Daily exercises for a pianist | Instrumental solo | 2024 |
| Deux esquisses perdues | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| Elég(ia) | String orchestra | 2015 |
| Etudes | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Fülemet a földre hajtva | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2004 |
| HORROR VACUI | Chamber Music | 2005 |
| The Prince of Homburg | Music for the theater | 2009 |
| Homburg-Moment | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Hommage à Boulez | Electroacoustic music | 2003 |
| Seven intermezzi | Instrumental solo | 2011 |
| Impromptu | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| In ihm leben, in ihm sterben | Chamber Music | 2013 |
| In memoriam | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| In search of... | Chamber Music | 2018 |
| Instronsorium Concertem | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| Intermezzo (...mir nimmer blühen kann) | Chamber Music | 2016 |
| Just a song | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2004 |
| Book of Job | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2022 |
| Two Compositions | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Two Female Choruses | Female choir | 2008 |
| Lo stesso ma non troppo | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Burn! | Music for the theater | 2013 |
| Message to myself | Live and tape music | 2005 |
| Milton tükrei / Milton´s Mirrors | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2006 |
| Mass | Instrumental solo | 2008 |
| What Does God Give | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2020 |
| Music for him | Chamber Music | 2003 |
| Music for him 2 | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| Müller-Schubert: Der Leiermann | Electroacoustic music | 2003 |
| Culthouse | Music for the theater | 2014 |
| Neutral grounds | Instrumental solo | 2017 |
| Four Intermezzi for Flute and Piano | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| Ulysses Tours | Music for the theater | 2005 |
| On the Margin | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| Russian Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2012 |
| Period | Chamber Music | 2013 |
| Plasma | Music for the theater | 2007 |
| Psalm 140 | Instrumental solo | 2021 |
| Pulse | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| Pillow Man | Music for the theater | 2007 |
| Sadismusique | Instrumental solo | 2003 |
| Salus | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Showdown | Ensemble | 2019 |
| Brave New World | Music for the theater | 2011 |
| The Piano in The Sound Machine | Electroacoustic music | 2003 |
| Toccata | Instrumental solo | 2013 |
| Toccata | Ensemble | 2003 |
| Tre soggetti a FUGA | Instrumental solo | 2022 |
| Trio 543 | Chamber Music | 2003 |
| Variationen | Instrumental solo | 2005 |
| budapest pounding around me | Instrumental solo | 2004 |
| mf | Chamber Music | 2006 |
| pedig | Orchestral work | 2006 |
| piano peace | Instrumental solo | 2001 |
| piece of a piece | Instrumental solo | 2001 |
| point of (no) return | Instrumental solo | 2012 |
| rest(s) in (my) piece(s) | Ensemble | 2020 |
| cursion | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2017 |
| seven ty | Live and tape music | 2014 |
| three pieces for every day | Instrumental solo | 2006 |
| war and piece | Live and tape music | 2002 |
| Five Church Songs | Chamber Music | 2015 |