Fülep Márk
flute
Place of Birth
Miskolc
Date of Birth
1977
Márk Fülep was born in 1977 in Miskolc. He grew up in a family of eight children, three of whom became musicians. He began his musical studies at the elementary level with István Doma on the flute, then he studied flute with Katalin Cserfalviné Ferenczi. In high school he studied music with János Rácz and Tamás Siklósi. He has won national drawing competitions, folk song singing competitions and has been performing since the beginning of his flute studies. After graduating with honours in music, he studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest with Henrik Prőhle, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2000.
He studied with all the great Hungarian flute masters and attended master classes with András Adorján, János Bálint, Benedek Csalog, Gyula Csetényi, Béla Drahos, Zoltán Gyöngyössy, Gergely Ittzés, István Matuz, Walter Auer, Mario Caroli, Irena Grafenauer, Michael - Martin Kofler, Alain Marion, Auréle Nicolet, Paula Robison, Yossi Arnheim.
In 2002 he won first prize and a special prize at the 7th Timisoara International Flute Competition, in 2003 he reached the semi-finals of the 38th Budapest International Music Competition. In 2004 he was elected member of the board of the Hungarian Flute Society.
In addition to performing the full repertoire of classical flute literature, he considers it important to cultivate the tradition of Hungarian folk music. As a flutist, he is unique in that he also performs Hungarian folk music in addition to his already broad repertoire.
He explores the possibilities of his instrument in different musical styles: baroque ornamentation, modern winding techniques, improvised cadenzas and folk instruments are all of interest to him. He often plays several flutes in his concerts and gave the first solo alto flute recital in Hungary. He uses the circular breathing technique. He considers it important to be open to contemporary music, and several composers (Béla Faragó, Zoltán Gyöngyössy, Balázs Horváth, Gyula Pintér, Miklós Sugár, etc.) have composed works for him. He works with the EAR and Marcato Ensembles. His regular chamber partner is József Gábor.
The EAR Ensemble's programme Hungarian Folk Instruments in Electronics, initiated by Miklós Sugár, was an excellent opportunity to bring together Márk Fülep's proficiency on folk instruments and contemporary composers' desire to use Hungarian folk music. His eclectic programme Hungarian Motifs (2011, MÜPA), spanning classical, folk and jazz music, has been highly acclaimed in various professional circles.
Meanwhile, he has performed in increasingly prestigious venues at home and abroad: solo recitals in Canada, India (Kodály Year), Russia (Liszt Year), and has been recorded several times by Hungarian Radio and Television.
He has taught at the Nyíregyháza High School of Art, the Faculty of Art of the University of Pécs and the Crescendo Academy in Sárospatak. Since 2000 he has taught at the Leopold Mozart Music School in Budaörs, where he founded a flute ensemble. In addition, he arranges, transcribes, occasionally publishes, conducts a youth musical and is a popular music organiser.
His Hungarian folk instruments were made by renowned masters Pál Dsupin, István Pál and Antal Szabó.
Márk Fülep plays on the ex-Drahos Béla 14 K Yamaha flute owned by the Hungarian state.
Awards:
1998 Artisjus Prize
2008 László Lajtha Prize
2008 Artisjus Prize
2020 Artisjus Prize
He studied with all the great Hungarian flute masters and attended master classes with András Adorján, János Bálint, Benedek Csalog, Gyula Csetényi, Béla Drahos, Zoltán Gyöngyössy, Gergely Ittzés, István Matuz, Walter Auer, Mario Caroli, Irena Grafenauer, Michael - Martin Kofler, Alain Marion, Auréle Nicolet, Paula Robison, Yossi Arnheim.
In 2002 he won first prize and a special prize at the 7th Timisoara International Flute Competition, in 2003 he reached the semi-finals of the 38th Budapest International Music Competition. In 2004 he was elected member of the board of the Hungarian Flute Society.
In addition to performing the full repertoire of classical flute literature, he considers it important to cultivate the tradition of Hungarian folk music. As a flutist, he is unique in that he also performs Hungarian folk music in addition to his already broad repertoire.
He explores the possibilities of his instrument in different musical styles: baroque ornamentation, modern winding techniques, improvised cadenzas and folk instruments are all of interest to him. He often plays several flutes in his concerts and gave the first solo alto flute recital in Hungary. He uses the circular breathing technique. He considers it important to be open to contemporary music, and several composers (Béla Faragó, Zoltán Gyöngyössy, Balázs Horváth, Gyula Pintér, Miklós Sugár, etc.) have composed works for him. He works with the EAR and Marcato Ensembles. His regular chamber partner is József Gábor.
The EAR Ensemble's programme Hungarian Folk Instruments in Electronics, initiated by Miklós Sugár, was an excellent opportunity to bring together Márk Fülep's proficiency on folk instruments and contemporary composers' desire to use Hungarian folk music. His eclectic programme Hungarian Motifs (2011, MÜPA), spanning classical, folk and jazz music, has been highly acclaimed in various professional circles.
Meanwhile, he has performed in increasingly prestigious venues at home and abroad: solo recitals in Canada, India (Kodály Year), Russia (Liszt Year), and has been recorded several times by Hungarian Radio and Television.
He has taught at the Nyíregyháza High School of Art, the Faculty of Art of the University of Pécs and the Crescendo Academy in Sárospatak. Since 2000 he has taught at the Leopold Mozart Music School in Budaörs, where he founded a flute ensemble. In addition, he arranges, transcribes, occasionally publishes, conducts a youth musical and is a popular music organiser.
His Hungarian folk instruments were made by renowned masters Pál Dsupin, István Pál and Antal Szabó.
Márk Fülep plays on the ex-Drahos Béla 14 K Yamaha flute owned by the Hungarian state.
Awards:
1998 Artisjus Prize
2008 László Lajtha Prize
2008 Artisjus Prize
2020 Artisjus Prize