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Jekl László

voice - bass baritone
Place of Birth
Lad
Date of Birth
1957
Orchestra
Ars Renata
 
Bass baritone László Jekl was born in Lad in 1957 and graduated from the Pécs Franz Liszt Music College. He was a member of the Hungarian Radio and Television Choir from 1980 to 2001 and toured numerous countries with them, taking part in opera productions and sometimes working as a soloist. He has sung many masterpieces of the oratorio literature, among them works by Bach, Handel, Haydn and Brahms. His repertoire is drawn from the romantic era with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Mahler as well as operatic roles from Mozart, Bellini, Verdi and Wagner. He has made a number of CD recordings and in 2000, received the Zoltán Vásárhelyi award in recognition of his work. Recently, he has been involved in the premiering and performance of contemporary works.

 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1999 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Te Deum; Drei Psalmen Op. 78. No 2/ Kern, Matthias: Zwei biblische Szenen Hungaroton HCD 31854
2004 Banchieri, Adriano: Sinfonie Ecclesiastiche Hungaroton HCD 32194
2004 Vivaldi, Antonio: Tigranész - Az Erény győzelme a Szerelem és a Gyűlölet felett (Operatöredék)
(Vivaldi, Antonio: Il Tigrane - La Virtů trionfante dell’Amore e dell’Odio (Opera fragment)) 		Hungaroton HCD 32320 World premiere / First recording
2009 Lendvay Kamilló: A mennyei város; Requiem
(Lendvay, Kamilló: The Heavenly City; Requiem) 		Hungaroton HCD 32574
2012 Erkel Ferenc: Kórusművek
(Erkel, Ferenc: Choral Works) 		Hungaroton HCD 32683