Lehotka Gábor
Composer
Place of Birth
Vác
Date of Birth
1938
20 July 1938, Vác - 29 December 2009, Vác
Versatile organist, composer, organ expert, former Head of Department and university professor of Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.
He started to study music when he was a grammar school student in Vác. His first teacher was the composer Tibor Pikéthy (also the first organist of the cathedral in Vác). From 1953 to 1958 he visited Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music, where his organ teachers were János Hammerschlag, Kálmán Halász and Ferenc Gergely. His teacher in composition was Rezső Sugár. 1958 he was accepted to the organ department of Ferenc Liszt Academy, where he became a pupil of Sebestyén Pécsi and graduated summa cum laude in 1963. Between 1961 and 1966 he also studied composition under the guidance of Endre Szervánszky.
In 1963 he became the soloist of the National Philharmonia and henceforth he regularly had concerts in Hungary. From 1965 he often performed abroad as well, he toured in almost every countries in Europe - the most invitations came from Germany, France and the USSR. He had a concert in the Notre Dame and the Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris), where he regularly returned due to the invitations to the Festival Estival. Within the frames of the Avignon Festival he performed in Grignan, where he was a regular guest for two decades. In 1978 he was engaged in composing again, beside organ works he also wrote orchestral-, chamber- and choir works.
Selected works: Sermon on the Mount (2003), Esther (2005), Mass of Ják (1989), Latin mass (1993), Organ concerto No. 1. Hommage ŕ Händel (1963, revised 1999), Organ concerto No. 2. (2003), Violin concerto (1984), Trumpet concerto (1998), Amor Sanctus (1991-1999), C., CXII., CL., I., XXIII., Psalms.
From 1969 he was teaching in Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (Budapest), then from 1975 at the Ferenc Liszt Academy - from 1985 as associate professor, then from 1990 as university professor. Until his retirement in 2008 he was in charge of the organ department. From 1965 he had been publishing around fifty records. He was invited to the jury of many international organ contests.
He contributed to the built-up of the first Hungarian organ, which was fabricated 1976 in Vác. Later as expert he took part in the fabrication of numerous organs in Hungary (1980, Bartók Room - Szombathely; 1983, Zoltán Kodály Vocational School - Kecskemét; 1989, House of Arts - Szekszárd; 1995, Academy of Music - Budapest; 1996, Synagogue at Dohány Street - Budapest). In 2008 he was accepted to the correspondence course of Sola Scriptura Academy of Theology.
Published books: The organ is my instrument (1993), Methodology of organ teaching (2000), Gorsium Organ school (2000). He regularly published in periodicals and daily journals as Muzsika, Parlando, Kritika, Magyar Nemzet, Magyar Egyházzene and Hangszervilág.
Organ works: Deux piéces en ancienne forme: Motifs contractés et Passacaille (1967); Cinq chansons hongroises pur Mme Peyrol (1979); Noël pour un curé de Provence, Labbé Charles Mery (1981); Musique dorgue inaugurale (I Symphonie) (1982); Variations et fugue sur un théme de John Lennon (1986); Passacaille et Fugue (1987); Prelude, choral and fugue to Silbermann organ (1988); Symphonie Maclou (1992); Passacaglia, chorals and postludium to Trost organ (1994); Choral symphony - the first movement of the symphony can be performed independently: Ein feste Burg choral variation (1995).
Chamber music: Chamber music to woodwind instruments, percussions and harp (1964); String quartet (1965); Baroque sonata for trumpet and organ (1988); Quintet for woodwind instruments (1991); Four Korean folk songs for trumpet and organ (1996); Quintet for brass winds (1996).
Orchestral works: Hommage á Händel, Organ concerto (re-orchestrated 1999); Violinconcerto for large orchestra (1984); Mass of Ják for mixed choir and great orchestra (revised 1999); Cinq chansons hongroises (orchestrated in 2000).
Other pieces: Five piano pieces (1963).
Choral works: Four choral works (1966); Mass of Ják (mixed choir, organ) (1988); New Testament in Hungarian (mixed choir, organ) (1991); Psalms: C. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); CXII. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); CL. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); I. (mixed choir, organ) (1992), XXIII. (mixed choir, organ) (1999); Latin mass (mixed choir) (1993); Amor Sanctus - fifteen choral works with organ suit to medieval poems (1990-1992).
Gábor Lehotka was awarded with Liszt Prize in 1974, then with Ferenc Liszt Grand Prize in 1975. He received the title Merited Artist in 1978 and he was also awarded by the Kodály Association in 1983. In 1986 he won the title Chevalier de lorde des Arts et des Lettres (France) and in 2005 the title Deputy Director General (Cambridge International Center).
Versatile organist, composer, organ expert, former Head of Department and university professor of Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.
He started to study music when he was a grammar school student in Vác. His first teacher was the composer Tibor Pikéthy (also the first organist of the cathedral in Vác). From 1953 to 1958 he visited Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music, where his organ teachers were János Hammerschlag, Kálmán Halász and Ferenc Gergely. His teacher in composition was Rezső Sugár. 1958 he was accepted to the organ department of Ferenc Liszt Academy, where he became a pupil of Sebestyén Pécsi and graduated summa cum laude in 1963. Between 1961 and 1966 he also studied composition under the guidance of Endre Szervánszky.
In 1963 he became the soloist of the National Philharmonia and henceforth he regularly had concerts in Hungary. From 1965 he often performed abroad as well, he toured in almost every countries in Europe - the most invitations came from Germany, France and the USSR. He had a concert in the Notre Dame and the Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris), where he regularly returned due to the invitations to the Festival Estival. Within the frames of the Avignon Festival he performed in Grignan, where he was a regular guest for two decades. In 1978 he was engaged in composing again, beside organ works he also wrote orchestral-, chamber- and choir works.
Selected works: Sermon on the Mount (2003), Esther (2005), Mass of Ják (1989), Latin mass (1993), Organ concerto No. 1. Hommage ŕ Händel (1963, revised 1999), Organ concerto No. 2. (2003), Violin concerto (1984), Trumpet concerto (1998), Amor Sanctus (1991-1999), C., CXII., CL., I., XXIII., Psalms.
From 1969 he was teaching in Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (Budapest), then from 1975 at the Ferenc Liszt Academy - from 1985 as associate professor, then from 1990 as university professor. Until his retirement in 2008 he was in charge of the organ department. From 1965 he had been publishing around fifty records. He was invited to the jury of many international organ contests.
He contributed to the built-up of the first Hungarian organ, which was fabricated 1976 in Vác. Later as expert he took part in the fabrication of numerous organs in Hungary (1980, Bartók Room - Szombathely; 1983, Zoltán Kodály Vocational School - Kecskemét; 1989, House of Arts - Szekszárd; 1995, Academy of Music - Budapest; 1996, Synagogue at Dohány Street - Budapest). In 2008 he was accepted to the correspondence course of Sola Scriptura Academy of Theology.
Published books: The organ is my instrument (1993), Methodology of organ teaching (2000), Gorsium Organ school (2000). He regularly published in periodicals and daily journals as Muzsika, Parlando, Kritika, Magyar Nemzet, Magyar Egyházzene and Hangszervilág.
Organ works: Deux piéces en ancienne forme: Motifs contractés et Passacaille (1967); Cinq chansons hongroises pur Mme Peyrol (1979); Noël pour un curé de Provence, Labbé Charles Mery (1981); Musique dorgue inaugurale (I Symphonie) (1982); Variations et fugue sur un théme de John Lennon (1986); Passacaille et Fugue (1987); Prelude, choral and fugue to Silbermann organ (1988); Symphonie Maclou (1992); Passacaglia, chorals and postludium to Trost organ (1994); Choral symphony - the first movement of the symphony can be performed independently: Ein feste Burg choral variation (1995).
Chamber music: Chamber music to woodwind instruments, percussions and harp (1964); String quartet (1965); Baroque sonata for trumpet and organ (1988); Quintet for woodwind instruments (1991); Four Korean folk songs for trumpet and organ (1996); Quintet for brass winds (1996).
Orchestral works: Hommage á Händel, Organ concerto (re-orchestrated 1999); Violinconcerto for large orchestra (1984); Mass of Ják for mixed choir and great orchestra (revised 1999); Cinq chansons hongroises (orchestrated in 2000).
Other pieces: Five piano pieces (1963).
Choral works: Four choral works (1966); Mass of Ják (mixed choir, organ) (1988); New Testament in Hungarian (mixed choir, organ) (1991); Psalms: C. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); CXII. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); CL. (mixed choir, organ) (1991); I. (mixed choir, organ) (1992), XXIII. (mixed choir, organ) (1999); Latin mass (mixed choir) (1993); Amor Sanctus - fifteen choral works with organ suit to medieval poems (1990-1992).
Gábor Lehotka was awarded with Liszt Prize in 1974, then with Ferenc Liszt Grand Prize in 1975. He received the title Merited Artist in 1978 and he was also awarded by the Kodály Association in 1983. In 1986 he won the title Chevalier de lorde des Arts et des Lettres (France) and in 2005 the title Deputy Director General (Cambridge International Center).
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Horváth Márton Levente és Dénes Mónika: Amor Sanctus | Magánkiadás |