Derecskei András
Composer
András Derecskei was born in 1982 in Budapest into a family of musicians. He subsequently received three masters degrees from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in violin cum laude, composition and conducting.
As a composer Derecskei has been a prize winner of numerous competitions including: Liszt Academy Composition Competition (First Prize and Attila Bozay Special Award), Budapest Spring Festival Fugato Foundation Competition (Second and Public’s Prizes). Recently, in September 2015 he was a prize winner in the Crossover Competition in Mannheim, Germany. Derecskei has received a Zoltán Kodály Composition Fellowship three times and his compositions has been featured on the Hungarian National Television and Radio several times and have been performed almost all over the world.
As a chamber musician he won several prizes such as the Hungarian National Chamber Music Competition (Grand and First Prize), Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition (Second Prize), and the International Janáček String Quartet Competition (Third Prize). He has served as assistant conductor of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra between 2012-2014, and conducted several other orchestras. Derecskei currently serves as an assistant conductor for the Arizona Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the UA Philharmonic, while pursuing his DMA in orchestral conducting with Dr. Thomas Cockrell.
see also: Derecskei András - violin
As a composer Derecskei has been a prize winner of numerous competitions including: Liszt Academy Composition Competition (First Prize and Attila Bozay Special Award), Budapest Spring Festival Fugato Foundation Competition (Second and Public’s Prizes). Recently, in September 2015 he was a prize winner in the Crossover Competition in Mannheim, Germany. Derecskei has received a Zoltán Kodály Composition Fellowship three times and his compositions has been featured on the Hungarian National Television and Radio several times and have been performed almost all over the world.
As a chamber musician he won several prizes such as the Hungarian National Chamber Music Competition (Grand and First Prize), Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition (Second Prize), and the International Janáček String Quartet Competition (Third Prize). He has served as assistant conductor of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra between 2012-2014, and conducted several other orchestras. Derecskei currently serves as an assistant conductor for the Arizona Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the UA Philharmonic, while pursuing his DMA in orchestral conducting with Dr. Thomas Cockrell.
see also: Derecskei András - violin
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "...with flashing eyes..." (Consort No. 4) | Chamber Music | 2022 |
| "God´s Endless Love" - For Organ | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| 2x2 | Chamber Music | 2014 |
| 8 Beati | Female choir | 2018 |
| 9 Self-Portraits | String orchestra | 2018 |
| The Mountain and the Valley | Choir a cappella | 2023 |
| The Chameleon | Instrumental solo | 2004 |
| AMP | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Arizona Promenade | Symphony orchestra | 2016 |
| Ave Maria | Female choir | 2007 |
| Balkanoid | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Balkan Balcony | Ensemble | 2016 |
| Anything for Pleasure | Opera | 2014 |
| Cantate Domino | Male choir | 2012 |
| Consolation | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| Consort No. 1 | Chamber Music | 2013 |
| Consort No. 2 | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| Consort No. 2b | Chamber Music | 2018 |
| Consort No. 3 | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Contemplatio | Instrumental solo | 2020 |
| Contemplatio | Instrumental solo | 2020 |
| Contemplatio | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Couple Things | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2018 |
| Credo in Deum Patrem | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| De profundis | Female choir | 2004 |
| Divertimento | String orchestra | 2012 |
| Diákmeló-melódiák | Mixed choir | 2021 |
| Escaping | Chamber Music | 2024 |
| Evening Comes | Female choir | 2014 |
| Etude No. 2 (Black & White) - For Piano | Instrumental solo | 2009 |
| Etude No. 3 | Instrumental solo | 2017 |
| Etude pour piano - In memoriam György Ligeti | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Evening Prayer | Vocal ensemble | 2019 |
| Fantasy-Miniature for Orchestra | Orchestral work | 2001 |
| Up On the Cliff | Mixed choir | 2018 |
| Flute Quartet | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| From My Partway | Chamber Music | 2016 |
| Violin Concerto | Concerto | 2009 |
| Sonata for Solo Violin, No. 1 | Instrumental solo | 2000 |
| String Quartet No. 1 "Rivincita" | Chamber Music | 2005 |
| Sonata for Solo Violin, No. 2 | Instrumental solo | 2000 |
| String Quartet No. 2 (Mental Coercion) | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| String Quartet No. 3 | Chamber Music | 2018 |
| Introduction, Introduction & Scherzo | String orchestra | 2020 |
| Jazz Double Fugue | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Just in case... - For Piano | Instrumental solo | 2006 |
| CaleidosPoke | Instrumental solo | 2015 |
| Caleidoscope | Instrumental solo | 2004 |
| Cantata | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2024 |
| Double Fugue | Chamber Music | 2016 |
| Double Fugue for String Orchestra | String orchestra | 2019 |
| Little Suite for Two Violins | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| Variations on a Choral | Chamber Music | 2012 |
| Two Transylvanian Folk Songs | Female choir | 2011 |
| A Tear in the Mirror | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| Laudate (Psalm 150) | Female choir | 2009 |
| Marche Grotesque | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| Metro 100 | Opera | 2015 |
| Notturno for Two Violins | Chamber Music | 2001 |
| Four Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| O magnum mysterium | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| Paramaribo Promenade | Chamber orchestra | 2010 |
| Prelude No. 1 | Instrumental solo | 2009 |
| Prelude No. 2 | Instrumental solo | 2009 |
| Prelude No. 3 | Instrumental solo | 2018 |
| Prelude and Fugue | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Quartetto Irrazionale | Chamber Music | 2020 |
| Reasons | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| Reminiscences of the Old World | Symphony orchestra | 2020 |
| Sabotage - For Electric Violin and Organ | Electroacoustic music | 2010 |
| Stabat Mater | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Crown of Sonnets | Orchestral work | 2010 |
| Suite for Two Pianos | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Sonata for Solo Viola | Instrumental solo | 2013 |
| Sonata for Solo Cello | Instrumental solo | 2010 |
| TikTok Secrets | Ensemble | 2022 |
| Toccatina | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Piano Trio | Chamber Music | 2012 |
| A Self-Portrait in a Dream | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| Íkaros | Instrumental solo | 2019 |
| Five Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2020 |