Gyöngyösi Levente
Composer
Place of Birth
Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca - Romania)
Date of Birth
1975
Levente Gyöngyösi was born 1975 in Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca - Romania). He learned to play the piano in the local Art Lyceum. In 1989 he moved to Hungary with his family, and he was accepted to the Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music where he studied composing (from István Fekete Győr) and piano (from Katalin Schweitzer). He took his final exam in 1993 with top marks. The same year he was accepted to the second grade of the composing department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, where his master was György Orbán.
He is multiple prize-winner of various composing contests. His most important work so far is his two-act opera A gólyakalifa (Stork caliph), based on Mihály Babits novel. The libretto was written by poet Zsófia Balla. This opera was requested by the Hungarian State Opera House for the opera competition of the millennium in 2000 (Levente Gyöngyösi came in second place).
He graduated summa cum laude on the 5th of May, 1999 in the Great Hall of the Music Academy. At this concert, mainly his choral works and chamber works as well as the first act of A gólyakalifa were played by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi.
He worked as répétiteur of the Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (1997-1999) and he also taught score reading there. From July 1999 he has performed at many concerts as continuo player with the Orfeo Orchestra conducted by György Vashegyi. They play baroque and classical music on period instruments.
From the scholar year 1999/2000 he has taken part in the 3-year composing DLA Programme of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. This programme is being led by head of department professor Zoltán Jeney. In 2000 and 2001 Levente Gyöngyösi was honored with the Kodály Scholarship.
In 2006 he won first prize at the contest of the European Choral Association (AGEC).
Prizes and recognitions:
2005 Erkel Prize
2008 Talentum Art Prize
2009 Youths of March Prize
2009 Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Award
see also: Gyöngyösi Levente - musician
He is multiple prize-winner of various composing contests. His most important work so far is his two-act opera A gólyakalifa (Stork caliph), based on Mihály Babits novel. The libretto was written by poet Zsófia Balla. This opera was requested by the Hungarian State Opera House for the opera competition of the millennium in 2000 (Levente Gyöngyösi came in second place).
He graduated summa cum laude on the 5th of May, 1999 in the Great Hall of the Music Academy. At this concert, mainly his choral works and chamber works as well as the first act of A gólyakalifa were played by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi.
He worked as répétiteur of the Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (1997-1999) and he also taught score reading there. From July 1999 he has performed at many concerts as continuo player with the Orfeo Orchestra conducted by György Vashegyi. They play baroque and classical music on period instruments.
From the scholar year 1999/2000 he has taken part in the 3-year composing DLA Programme of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. This programme is being led by head of department professor Zoltán Jeney. In 2000 and 2001 Levente Gyöngyösi was honored with the Kodály Scholarship.
In 2006 he won first prize at the contest of the European Choral Association (AGEC).
Prizes and recognitions:
2005 Erkel Prize
2008 Talentum Art Prize
2009 Youths of March Prize
2009 Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Award
see also: Gyöngyösi Levente - musician
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |
Csellómánia
(Cellomania) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32108 | |
| 2003 |
Szent és profán - kortárs magyar kórusantológia
(Sacred & Profane - Hungarian Contemporary Choral Antology) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32195 | |
| 2003 |
Az ezredvég kórusmuzsikája - "Hegyet hágék, lőtőt lépék"
(Choral Music from the End of the Millennium - "Hegyet hágék, lőtőt lépék") |
Hungaroton | HCD 32190 | |
| 2004 | Music Colors - Hungarian Contemporary Music (1989-2004) | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 015 | Not for sale - only for promotion |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Cantiones Sacrae | Mixed choir | 2009 |
| 2 Chansons on Géza Szőcs´s Poems | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2002 |
| 5 Pieces from Microcosmos - Arrangement | Ensemble | 1997 |
| At the Danube | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| The Master and Margarita | Stage work | 2016 |
| The Stork-Caliph | Opera | 1999 |
| Song of the Bride | Other | 2011 |
| Ady Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1995 |
| Allegro furioso for Piano | Instrumental solo | 1994 |
| Alleluia | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| American Pie | Other | 2001 |
| Amicus meus | Mixed choir | 2023 |
| Asperges me | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| Assumpta est Maria | Choir with solo voice(s) | 1999 |
| Ave Maria | Female choir | 2016 |
| Ave verum corpus | Mixed choir | 2016 |
| The Lively Mirror - Duet on Sándor Weöres´ Poem | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1996 |
| The Tragedy of Man | Vocal music | 2020 |
| BDZ Fanfare | Symphony orchestra | 2019 |
| Beati mundo corde | Mixed choir | 2022 |
| Beati pauperes spiritu | Mixed choir | 2019 |
| Beatus omnis | Female choir | 2017 |
| Beatus vir (Psalm 1) | Choir with accompaniment | 2004 |
| Beatus vir (Psalm 1) | Choir a cappella | 2002 |
| Caelum et terra | Female choir | 2018 |
| Cantate Domino (Psalmus 95.) | Female choir | 1997 |
| Cantate Domino 2019 | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2019 |
| Cantici Frartis Sole | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2003 |
| Caritas patiens est | Female choir | 2018 |
| Concertino for Piano, Percussions and Orchestra | Concerto | 1993 |
| Concerto per zimbalo ungherese e archi | Concerto | 2001 |
| Confitebor tibi, Domine | Female choir | 2017 |
| Confitemini Domino (Psalm 136) | Children's choir | 2010 |
| Convertere, anima mea | Choir a cappella | 2011 |
| Silent Night | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| In Wonderful Country | Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s) | 2006 |
| We Are Wondering About Life | Choir a cappella | 2002 |
| Da pacem, Domine | Choir a cappella | 2017 |
| Das Hohelied der Liebe | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2004 |
| De profundis | Mixed choir | 2019 |
| Deus ultionum | Female choir | 2011 |
| Divertimento 1. per 11 violoncelli e 1 contrabasso | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| Divertimento 2. per orchestra d´archi | String orchestra | 2002 |
| Divertimento 3 | String orchestra | 2019 |
| Dixit Dominus | Female choir | 2018 |
| Dixit Dominus Domino meo | Mixed choir | 2017 |
| Dixit in corde suo | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Domine Deus meus | Mixed choir | 2011 |
| Dominus Iesus in qua nocte | Choir a cappella | 2016 |
| Dominus regnavit | Mixed choir | 2014 |
| Don Quijote | Symphony orchestra | 2004 |
| Don Quijote - Puppet Music | Music for the theater | 2004 |
| She Leaves Me | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2006 |
| Waves of Running River - Petőfi Songs for Mixed Choir | Mixed choir | 1996 |
| Flute Concerto | Concerto | 2018 |
| Gloria Kajoniensis | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| When I Think About My Love | Mixed choir | 0 |
| Hama Song | Other | 2007 |
| Hodie Christus natus est | Mixed choir | 2002 |
| Symphony No. 1 | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2009 |
| Symphony No. 2 | Symphony orchestra | 2011 |
| Symphony No. 2 (Birth) | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 2011 |
| Symphony No. 4 (The Chariot of Illés) | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2015 |
| World Youth Championships in Athletics 2001 | Incidental music | 2001 |
| In te, Domine, speravi | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2017 |
| Image of God - Cantata in Memoriam 1956 | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2006 |
| Iubilate Deo | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2012 |
| Iubilate Domino | Female choir | 2017 |
| Wishing for Good | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2007 |
| Christmas | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 2014 |
| Christmas Oratorio | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2013 |
| Lament on Soldiers | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2015 |
| Two Csokonai Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2007 |
| Two Bitter Folksongs | Mixed choir | 2000 |
| Laudate Dominum | Choir with solo voice(s) | 2013 |
| Laudate Dominum de caelis | Female choir | 2011 |
| Laudate pueri Dominum | Female choir | 2016 |
| To be or not | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2020 |
| Passio - Domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum evangelistam Lucam | Solo voice(s), choir & chamber orchestra | 2008 |
| Magnificat | Choir with solo voice(s) | 1996 |
| Escape - For Mixed Choir on the Poem of Lőrincz Szabó | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1997 |
| Always - Song on the Poems of Sándor Weöres and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1996 |
| Misericors Dominus | Female choir | 2016 |
| Missa Lux et Origo | Female choir | 2004 |
| Missa Quarta | Female choir | 2017 |
| Missa Quinque Auctorum - Gloria / Five Composers Mass - Gloria | Mixed choir | 2006 |
| Missa Vanitas vanitatum | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2010 |
| Missa brevis | Mixed choir | 1995 |
| Mozart: L’oca del Cairo | Other | 2005 |
| My love is strengthen´d | Mixed choir | 2014 |
| Nihil est per omni parte beatum | Choir with solo voice(s) | 2001 |
| Nolite timere | Female choir | 2018 |
| O Maria, noli flere | Female choir | 2014 |
| O clavis David | Mixed choir | 2007 |
| O magnum mysterium | Mixed choir | 2016 |
| O vos omnes | Female choir | 2014 |
| Oculi autem eius | Mixed choir | 2022 |
| Omni die dic Mariae | Female choir | 2014 |
| Ouvertura Festiva | Symphony orchestra | 1999 |
| Ouvertura Sopianaensis | Symphony orchestra | 2012 |
| Overture of the Clocks | Symphony orchestra | 2018 |
| Partita for Viola and Piano | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| Parvulus natus est nobis | Female choir | 2010 |
| Pastores loquebantur | Mixed choir | 2016 |
| Puer natus in Bethlehem | Mixed choir | 2011 |
| Pulchra es, amica mea | Mixed choir | 2014 |
| Quintet | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| Quis habitabit | Mixed choir | 2018 |
| Quo ibo a spiritu tuo | Female choir | 2012 |
| Regina coeli | Female choir | 2016 |
| Reihe | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| Myteries | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2010 |
| Rose | Choir with solo voice(s) | 1996 |
| Rose - Poem by Sándor Weöres | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Salve Regina | Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s) | 2000 |
| Sicut cervus - Psalm 42 for Female Choir | Choir with solo voice(s) | 2013 |
| Sicut lilium inter spinas | Mixed choir | 2010 |
| Sinfonia concertante | Concerto | 2013 |
| Sinfonietta | Symphony orchestra | 1992 |
| Sinfonietta 2. | Symphony orchestra | 2003 |
| Solvere volo | Mixed choir | 2019 |
| Sonata per clarinetto, viola e piano | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| Super flumina Babylonis | Female choir | 2016 |
| Sussurrat iniquitas | Mixed choir | 2018 |
| Sextet | Chamber Music | 1994 |
| Symphony for Orchestra | Symphony orchestra | 1995 |
| Petals | Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra | 1998 |
| Sonata for Violoncello and Piano | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| Sonata for Piccolo and Piano | Chamber Music | 2007 |
| Sonata for Trumpet, Cello and Piano | Chamber Music | 2013 |
| Beautifully | Mixed choir | 1996 |
| Shaman-prayer | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2003 |
| Encounter | Mixed choir | 2007 |
| Te Deum 1914 | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 0 |
| Te lucis ante terminum | Mixed choir | 2003 |
| Trahe me, post te curremus | Mixed choir | 1997 |
| Tre sonetti di Petrarca | Choir with solo voice(s) | 1996 |
| Tószunnyadó | Other | 2009 |
| Fireworks Music | Other | 2001 |
| Ubi caritas et amor | Choir a cappella | 2011 |
| Vanitatum vanitas | Female choir | 2001 |
| Veni Iesu, veni amor | Female choir | 2003 |
| Veni Iesu, veni amor | Male choir | 2018 |
| Veni creator spiritus | Mixed choir | 2024 |
| Veni creator spiritus | Female choir | 2021 |
| Venite, exultemus Domino (Psalm 94) | Choir a cappella | 2002 |
| Verkündigung / Annunciation | Symphony orchestra | 2001 |
| Storm | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2002 |
| Villon´s Love | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1997 |
| Vulnerasti cor meum | Mixed choir | 2018 |
| Piano Concerto | Concerto | 2011 |
| Zorongo | Choir with solo voice(s) | 1997 |
| Transcription - J.S. Bach: Cantata 190 (Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied) Movement 1. | Choir and orchestra | 2012 |
| I Would Leave if I Could | Concerto | 2016 |