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2021

FRI 5.3.2021 WIENER KONZERTHAUS, MAIN HALL, VIENNA (A) – CANCELLED
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / conductor: Marin Alsop
Judit VARGA: Around a Roundabout – Version for Large Orchestra (2020) – World Premiere
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MON 1.3.2021 SARGFABRIK, VIENNA (AT)
Beethoven Pocket Orchestra / Paul Gulda (piano)
Judit VARGA: Variazioni con Tema – world premiere
I. Beethoven is Fading Away
II. Beethoven is Angry
III. Beethoven is Dead
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TUE 23.2.2021 ELBPHILHARMONIE, HAMBURG (D) – event rescheduled to 12.10.2021
Trio Catch
Judit VARGA: Fenster. Zwölf wundersame Welten im Lockdown  (2021) –  world premiere
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MON 22.2.2021 BUDAPEST (H)
Department of Vocal and Opera Studies, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Vocal Techniques in Judit Varga’s compositions, with a special focus on her opera “Love” – guest lecture

2020

THU 9.1.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
Solti Hall Liszt Academy – Ensemble Interface (D)
Judit VARGA: Anamorphoses02 (2019) – World Premiere

SUN 12.1.2020 OLDENBURG (D)
Ensemble Interface (D)
Judit VARGA: Anamorphoses02 

MON 13.1.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
Central European University (CEU) – Asasello Quartet & The Bodhi Company
Judit VARGA: Ombres étroitement tissées (3. Streichquartett)

MON 20.1.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
Budapest Music Center (bmc) – Ensemble Lux:NM
Judit VARGA: Anamorphoses01

THU 23.1.2020 VIENNA (A)
Abend der Nominierten – Österreichischer Filmpreis 2019
Judit VARGA – Nominée (GIPSY QUEEN – OST)

FRI 24.1.- 25.01.2020 SANTA BARBARA (U.S.)
GIPSY QUEEN (Judit VARGA – OST)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival,
Friday, January 24 – 3:00 PM – Metro 4
Saturday, January 25 – 11:20 AM – Metro 2

THU 30.1.2020 GRAFENEGG (A)
Verleihung der Österreichischen Filmpreise 2020 durch die Akademie des Österreichischen Films
Auditorium des Schlosses Grafenegg
Judit VARGA – Nominée (GIPSY QUEEN – OST)

THU 31.1.- 02.02.2020 GÖTEBORG (S)
GIPSY QUEEN (Judit VARGA – OST)
Friday, January 31 – 18:30h – Göta 2
Saturday, February 1 – 21:30h – Biopalatset 8
Sunday, February 2 – 11:45h – Biopalatset 8

WED 05.02.2020 ARTE (D/F)
Lou Andreas-Salomé German and French TV premiere
Judit VARGA – OST

SUN 09.02.2020 SAN FRANCISCO (U.S.)
GIPSY QUEEN (Judit VARGA – OST)

SAT 22.02.2020 BERLIN (D)
GIPSY QUEEN (Judit VARGA – OST)
Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival
Lola for Berlinale Cubix // Cinema 4
Select screenings at the European Film Market spotlight the best in German film by presenting “Lola at Berlinale”, a programme of films long-listed for the German Film Awards (aka Lola) by the German Film Academy.

FRI 28.2.2020 VIENNA (A)
Trio Frühstück – In memoriam Iván Eröd
Judit VARGA: Blumenstück (2020) – World Premiere

04.03.-08.03.2020 Kosmorama Film Festival in Trondheim (NOR)
GIPSY QUEEN (Judit VARGA – OST)
Wednesday, March 4 – 11:00h – Prinsen, Trondheim Kino
Friday, March 6 – 20:30h – Prinsen Kino
Sunday, March 8 – 18:00h – Prinsen Kino

SUN 8.3.2020 VIENNA (A)
Trio Frühstück – Sonntagsmusik im Salon, Landesgalerie OÖ
Judit VARGA: Blumenstück

SAT 28.3.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
STUDIO5 Here and Now – Dance & Game
Judit VARGA: 13 Lieder for bass clarinet and live electronic

FRI 24.4.2020 VIENNA (A)
Konzerthaus Vienna, Notos Quartett
Judit VARGA: Mosar
Judit VARGA: Tiny Little People, Big Big Feelings (2019) – World Premiere
ZYKLUS Nouvelles Aventures

FRI 01.05.2020 NDR (D)
Tatort: Borowski und der Fluch der weißen Möwe – (2019) – World Premiere
Judit VARGA – OST

TUE 12.5.2020 ESPOO (FIN)
Judit VARGA: The Night

FRI 19.6.2020 HAMBURG (D)
Elbphilharmonie Main Hall – TONALi Orchestra, dir. Christoph Eschenbach
Judit VARGA: Happy Birthday, Major Ludwig! (2019) – World Premiere – for Orchestra and Slam Poetry

MON 13.7.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
Festival Academy Budapest, Solti Hall
Judit VARGA: Atem (2020) – World Premiere – for strings and percussion instruments

THU 24.9.2020 KÖLN/COLOGNE (D)
Kölner Philharmonie Main Hall – TONALi Orchestra, dir. Garrett Keast
Judit VARGA: Happy Birthday, Major Ludwig! – for Orchestra and Slam Poetry

FRI 25.9.2020 BERLIN (D)
Malzlfabrik – TONALi Orchestra, dir. Garrett Keast
Judit VARGA: Happy Birthday, Major Ludwig! – for Orchestra and Slam Poetry

SUN 27.9.2020 VIENNA (A)
ORF Wien – TONALi Orchestra, dir. Garrett Keast
Judit VARGA: Happy Birthday, Major Ludwig! – for Orchestra and Slam Poetry

MON 28.9.2020 LUZERN (CH)
KKL Luzern Main Hall – TONALi Orchestra, dir. Garrett Keast
Judit VARGA: Happy Birthday, Major Ludwig! – for Orchestra and Slam Poetry

SAT 07.11.2020 BUDAPEST (H)
Budapest Music Center (bmc) – Recurring Company
Judit VARGA: Roaring Rococo- for period instruments (2020) – World Premiere

2019

WED 25.9.2019 SALLA CURCH (FIN)
Judit VARGA: Mosar

THU 26. 9. 2019 KORUNDI (FIN)
Judit VARGA: Mosar

THU 26.9.2019 ITALY
Lou Andreas-Salomé – The Movie (OST: Judit VARGA)
release in the italian cinemas

SAT 28.9.2019 HAMBURG (D)
Filmfest Hamburg
Gipsy Queen World Premiere (OST: Judit VARGA)

WED 15.10.2019 VIENNA (A)
Hollywood in Vienna – FIMU “Becoming a Film Composer”
round table discussion with Dimitrie Leivic, Keith Lockhart, Ralf Wengenmayr, Judit Varga

THU 7.11.2019 BUDAPEST (H)
Óbudai Társaskör – Anima Musicae String Orchestra
Judit VARGA: Mosi

FRI 15.11.2019 TALLINN (EST)
PÖFF Tallin Black Nights Film Festival
Gipsy Queen – Official Selection (OST: Judit VARGA)

WED 27.11.2019 BRNO (CZ)
Brno Contemporary Orchestra, dir. Pavel Šnajdr
Judit VARGA: Dietro la musica

THU 28.11.2019 BRNO (CZ)
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno
Judit VARGA – Composition Workshop

MON 16.12.2019 NEUSS (D)
Stiftung Insel Hombroich – Asasello Quartet
Judit VARGA: Ombres étroitement tissées (3. Streichquartett) (2019) – World Premiere

WED 18.12.2019 BERLIN (D)
Collegium Hungaricum – Asasello Quartet
Judit VARGA: Ombres étroitement tissées (3. Streichquartett)

HEROINES OF SOUND FESTIVAL, BERLIN 5th Edition

12-14 July 2019, Berlin (Germany)

Judit Varga: Anamorphoses 1 (2019) WP – for saxophon, accordion, violoncello and video

Volkan Mengi: visual arts

Home

Kodály Művészeti Fesztivál

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ERÖFFNUNG

des Anton-Webern-Themeweges

15. September 2019 Mittersill, (Austria)

Judit Varga: 21 Variationen über einen unerwarteten Tod in memoriam Anton Webern (2019) WP – for E flat clarinet and Bass clarinet

(https://www.anton-webern-weg.at/de).

Petra Stump – Bass clarinet

Heinz-Peter Linshalm – E flat clarinet

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’Tantalizing Potpourri’
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT III

WED 25.9. klo 19.00 Salla Church
THU 26.9. klo 19.00 Korundi

Judit Varga: Mosar 
Béla Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
György Ligeti: 10 Stücke für Bläserquintett
Endre Szervánszky: Woodwind Quintet No 1
B. Bartók: String Quartet No 1 in A minor, arr. for string orchestra

Lapland Chamber Orchestra

https://www.korundi.fi/en/Lapland-Chamber-Orchestra/Concert-calender-Autumn-2019

buy the score here:

https://www.editions-bim.com/sheet-music/chamber-music/strings/judit-varga-mosar-for-violin-viola-and-cello

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1er Festival des films kurdes de Paris

Le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles est heureux d’accueillir le 1er Festival des films kurdes de Paris dans sa salle de cinéma.

Il propose un certain regard sur le paysage cinématographique kurde contemporain et présente une sélection de 16 des films kurdes récents et inédits, 7 courts et 9 longs métrages, fictions et documentaires.

Official trailer:

En ouverture, le 3 juillet :
The Legend of The ugly King de Hussien TABAK
(2017, 2h02, documentaire, VO stf.)

Granit du meilleur documentaire au Hof International Film Festival 2017, The Legend of the Ugly Kingcroque, de manière très personnelle, le portrait de feu Yilmaz Güney, réalisateur d’origine kurde et auteur mythique de Sürü – mention spéciale au Festival du film de Locarno 1978 – et de Yol, Palme d’or 1982. De grands cinéastes tels Michael Haneke et Costa-Gavras participent à cet hommage truculent.

Ce festival est fondé et organisé par l’Institut Kurde de Paris et CinéBéj – Association du cinéma Franco-Kurde. En partenariat avec Rebelles Films et TV5 Monde.

PROGRAMME COMPLET :
MERCREDI 3 JUILLET

19h00 :
– Ouverture
– The Legend Of The Ugly King

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TONALi19 FEST

Finale

20, 21, 22 June 2019 Großer Saal Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Judit Varga: Pendulum (2019) – for piano

https://www.tonali.de/projekte/tonali-fest/

live stream: https://youtu.be/xX5LTWFIFuQ

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Drei TONALi19-Finalisten
Dirigentin, Elim Chan
Anna Novák, Moderation
Daniel Bucurescu, Moderation

> Igor Strawinsky: Suite Nr. 2
> Judit Varga: »pendulum« für Klavier solo
> Franz Liszt: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 Es-Dur S 124
> Maurice Ravel: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 G-Dur
> Robert Schumann: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester a-Moll op. 54

Das Konzert wird live auf NDR Kultur übertragen

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TONALi19 Kunsttage

18.-21.06. 2019

Judit Varga: Pendulum (2019) WP – for piano

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CLOSING CONCERT

Anima Musicae Orchestra 9 Years

Thursday, June 20, 2019 19:00 Budapest (Hungary)

Óbudai Társaskör 7 Kiskorona utca Budapest 1036

Varga Judit: MosarII – for string orchestra

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Die Fechtschule
Varga Judit: MosarII
Ludwig van Beethoven: B flat major Piano Concerto
Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht

Fejérvári Zoltán – piano, Lackfi János – poems, Borbély Károly – visual arts

Anima Musicae Orchestra, artistic leader: G. Horváth László

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BLOOMSDAY 2019

am 16. June 2019 um 18:00 Uhr, Salzburg (Austria)

Judit Varga/Renate Aichinger: #perspektiven:los (2019) WP – for sopran, flute, guitar and violoncello

im kleinen Studio der Universität Mozarteum

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Literaturhaus Salzburg und dem Institut für Neue Musik der Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg plant die die Salzburger Gesellschaft für Musik wieder eine Veranstaltung zum Bloomsday 2019

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CLASSIC LIGHTS 3

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

04 Mai 2019 17:00 Budapest Music Center, 1093 Budapest, (Hungary)

Judit Varga: Black and White (2017/18) – for string orchestra

Budapest Strings /Budapesti Vonósok

https://bmc.hu/en/programs/classic-lights-3-concert-season-of-the-budapest-strings-chamber-orchestra

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MUSIKVEREIN ABO

Ensemble Kontrapunkte – In memoriam J.V.

08 Apr 2019 19:30 Vienna, (Austria), Musikverein, Gläserner Saal

Judit Varga: In memoriam J.V. (2005) – for ensemble

Ensemble Kontrapunkte conducted by Peter Keuschnig

https://www.musikverein.at/konzert/eventid/36005

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ANIMA MUSICAE ORCHESTRA

für Anima

February 8, 2019 19:00 Nádor Terem 1146 Budapest, Ajtósi Dürer sor Budapest, 1146 (Hungary)

Varga Judit: MosarII WP- for string orchestra

http://animamusicae.hu/concerts/furanima2019

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CONTEMPORARY + JAZZ – THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CONTEMPORARY+JAZZ SERIES AT THE CASTLE GARDEN BAZAAR

Gin-tonic season ticket 1

18. February  19.30 Várkert Bazár, Budapest (Hungary)

Varga Judit: Broken Beauty (2018) HungarianPremiere- for ensemble

http://www.filharmonikusok.hu/en/koncertek/kortars-jazz/

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STUDIO 5 COMPOSERS EVENING

“Above Criticism”

9 March 2019, 19.00 SOLTI HALL Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8, 1061 (Hungary)

Judit Varga: Escapex2 (2019) WP – Judit Nagy (cello), Judit Varga (piano)

http://zeneakademia.hu/programs/event-8181

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Studio5 Aki szépen tubáskodik – Play that tuba well

Judit Varga: Puzzle (Black Hole Edition) – for eight Trombones

Szeged Trombone Ensemble & Varró Dani

7 Oct Budapest, Uránia Nemzeti Filmszínház

CAFé Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival

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“DIE LEGENDE VOM HÄSSLICHEN KÖNIG”

Musik: Judit Varga

Regie: Hüseyin Tabak

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67igMrKQdfg

PREMIERE 
mit Hüseyin Tabak (Regisseur) und Mehmet Aktas (Produzent):
Köln – Filmforum im Museum Ludwig: 11.10.2018 (20 Uhr)
Hamburg – Metropolis: 12.10.2018 (18.45 Uhr)

AB KINOSTART (11.10.2018):
Berlin – Brotfabrik
Berlin – Moviemento
Bielefeld – Kamera Filmkunsttheater
Bochum – Endstation
Bremen – City 46
Frankfurt – Filmforum Höchst
Freiburg – KoKi
Hamburg – Metropolis
Hannover – KoKi
Köln – Filmpalette
Nürnberg – Rio Filmpalast
München – Werkstattkino
Münster – Die Linse
Regensburg – filmGalerie im Leeren Beutel
Tübingen – Kino Arsenal

Braunschweig – Universum: 22.10. + 28.10.2018
Dortmund – SweetSixteen: ab 21.10.2018
Karlsruhe – Kinemathek: 25.10. + 28.10.2018
Kiel – Kino in der Pumpe: 9.10. + 10.10. + 11.10.2018
Oldenburg – Cine K: 25.10.-31.10.2018

FILM + GESPRÄCH:
Berlin – Moviemento: 13.10. mit Mehmet Aktas
Bielefeld – Kamera Filmkunsttheater: 15.10. mit Hüseyin Tabak
Braunschweig – Universum: 22.10. mit Hüseyin Tabak
Frankfurt – Filmforum Höchst: 16.10. mit Hüseyin Tabak
Spenge – Zentral-Kino: 14.10.mit Hüseyin Tabak

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Riot Ensemble – Broken Beauty

Judit Varga: Broken Beauty –– for flute, clarinet, saxofon, violin, viola, doublebass World Premiere

commissioned by the Riot Ensemble

Riot Ensemble conducted by Aaron Holloway-Nahum

31 Oct London, UK The Warehouse, Waterloo (SE1 8ST)

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Ensemble Kontrapunkte – Entitas

Judit Varga: Entitas – for Ensemble

Ensemble Kontrapunkte conducted by Peter Keuschnig

11 Dec 2018 19:30 Vienna, AUT, Musikverein, Gläserner Saal

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MOSAIC – Sonatina

Judit Varga: Sonatina – for piano solo CHE Premiere

Friday 17 November 2018 at 8 pm, at the Conservatoire La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland, CHE

Sunday 19 November 2018 at 5 pm, Villa Greta Chambésy Switzerland, CHE

Anna Gagane (Latvia), clarinet

Emeric Kostyàk (Romania), cello

Benjamin Faure (France), piano

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MOSAIC – Sonatina

Judit Varga: Sonatina – for piano solo ROU Premiere

17 Jun 2018, Bucharest ROU, Cultural Center of the Brancovenesti Palace of Mogosoaia

Anna Gagane (Latvia), clarinet

Emeric Kostyàk (Romania), cello

Benjamin Faure (France), piano

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BBC Symphony Orchestra – …alles Fleisch…

Judit Varga: …alles Fleisch… – for orchestra UK Premiere

19 Jun 2018 19:00 Maida Vale Studios, London, UK

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gergely Madaras

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Béla Bartók International Choir Competition – A Wreath

Judit Varga: A Wreath – for choir World Premiere

commissioned by the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition

Kodály Choir Debrecen, conducted by Szabó Sipos Máté

5 Jul 2018 20:00, Debrecen, HU Kölcsey Központ

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Hungarian National Youth Choir – The Night

Judit Varga: The Night –– for choir World Premiere

commissioned by the Hungarian National Youth Choir

Hungarian National Youth Choir, conducted by Nemes László Norbert

23 Jul Keszthely, HU

24 Jul Vienna, AUT

25 Jul Galánta, SVK

26 Jul Budapest, HU

27 Jul Kecskemét, HU (Kodály Festival)

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MOSAIC – Sonatina

Judit Varga: Sonatina – for piano solo BGR & AUT Premiere

19 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria, at the Bulgarian Cultural Center

18 April 2018 in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the Bulgarian Cultural Center

April 15, 2018 19:00 BNR in Sofia, Bulgaria, Concert Studio as part of the festival ppianissimo

Martin Selveliev, clarinet

Theodora Atanasova, cello

Ines Simeonova, piano

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THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING – Movie

Judit Varga: The Legend of the Ugly King – movie soundtrack

Hong Kong, HKG – Arts Centre

24 March 2018 9.15 pm
27 March 2018 7.15 pm

Hong Kong International Film Festival – HKIFF42

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