Academic Background:

Royal Conservatory, Antwerp – Master’s program in Harpsichord

Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie, Namur – Early Music Studies, Specialised Master

Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music: Diplome in Music Theory, Church Music, Harpsichord Performance, Organ Performance

Royal Academy of Music, London – Additional studies in Organ and Church Music

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna – Additional Studies in Organ and Harpsichord

Lóránd Eötvös University of Sciences – School Music Teacher MA, Teacher qualification and head of public education qualification MA

Professional Experience:

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Széchenyi István University, Department of Music (Current employment, since 2004)

Subjects Taught: Organ (main subject), Harpsichord (obligatory subject), Historical Music Practice (obligatory subject), Historically Informed Performance Practice, Solfège, Music Theory

Church Music Director, Franciscan Church in the city center (Since 2002)

Apprenticeship in maintenance keyboard instruments at Greifenberger Institut für Musikinstrumentenkunde gGmbH (2024)

Previous employments: Eötvös Lóránd University of Sciences, University College of Nyíregyháza, Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, Holy Stephen the King Secondary School of Music

Competitions and Awards:

Winner, First Győr International Organ Competition (1998)

Winner, Fifth Lorraine International Organ Competition (1999)

Finalist, International Liszt Ferenc Organ Competition, Budapest (1999)

Finalist, Amsterdam Sweelinck Competition, (2014)

Hungarian State Scholarship (1995)

Fischer Annie Prize (2000)
· Dean’s Honour for publication activities (2006)

Bach Festival-Prize of the Budapest Bach Festival (2018)
· Certificate of Honour from the Ministry of Education and Culture 2021

· Scholarship of the Tagliavini Collection 2021-2022

· Grant of the National Cultural Fund 2022 and 2024

Further research areas include:

· Performance practice of 17th-18th century harpsichord pieces with obligato instruments

· The background of basso continuo practice in the light of Bruckner’s Kurze Generalbass Regeln, WAB 258 c

· The harpsichord in the world of contemporary performance art. The literature and interdisciplinary interpretative possibilities of the contemporary harpsichord in contemporary concert practice.

· Music and inclusion. As I live and work with people with autism, I also teach in teacher training and this topic is constantly present in my academic work.

The central theme of my study is the arrangement of the four seasonal Marian antiphons (Alma Redemtoris Mater, Regina coeli, Ave Regina coelorum and Salve Regina) from the 15th to 17th centuries for keyboard instrument, with a particular focus on performance practice. Following the submission of a successful application, the objective is to undertake this research as a doctoral thesis. I have been conducting research in this area since 1998.

List of Publications

Most important written scientific publications of the last 5 years

• How Do I See Ligeti? Subjective Interviews from the Harpsichord
Valóság: SOCIAL STUDY JOURNAL LXVII. year 12. number 12 : 12 pp. 102-111. Paper: ISSN 0324-7228 , 9 p. (2024) Journal Article | Scientific [35565187]

• The Idea of Sustainability in the Light of Kodály’s Principles
In: Research in the World of Music and Music Education.
4th in the field of Music and Performing Arts at the University of Debrecen (2024) 63 p. pp. 13-13. , 1 p. Abstract (article in progress)

• “…sopra la Rebellione d’Ungheria” – The Partita ex E among the Compositions of Alessandro Poglietti

pp. 1-68. Paper: https://learning.ap.be/mod/assign/view.php?id=1020337 , 68 p. (2024)

Thesis, Royal Conservatory of Antwerpen, Published in Belgium, Diploma thesis, Master thesis

• Sacred Dances and Their Appearance in Contemporary Music
REALITY: CIVIL SCIENCE JOURNAL 2023/4 : 4 pp. 23-32. , 10 p. (2023)

• Keyboard Instruments and Their Pedagogy in the 18th-Century Sources of the Marian Order
Váradi, Judit; Kerekes, Rita; Kiss, Julianna (eds.) 3rd Music Pedagogy Conference. Research in the world of music and music education.

Debrecen, Hungary : University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Debrecen University Press (2023) 47 p. pp. 11-11. Abstract / Excerpt | Scientific [34063694]

Full list:

CD-recordings

Orlando di Lasso – Lagrime di San Pietro 2011. ACD 12 Budapest

Il Poverello di Christo – Liszt 200. GHN 2012. Budapest

Magyar Orgonazene. (Hungarian Organ Music) VTCD 1999.