Ádám Cser was born in Baghdad into a fam
ily of musicians. His musical studies started
with the piano, and by the age of eleven, he
had already begun composing. He graduated
from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest
having studied conducting and choral con
ducting. His repertoire includes countless
pieces of symphonic music, opera, vocal and
instrumental works. As the musical director
of the Miskolc National Theater, applied the
atrical composition is also one of his daily
tasks. He has composed countless symphonies
and string orchestral works at the request of
the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra, the
Radio Orchestra, and the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra. As founder of
the Victoria Chamber Choir in Szeged, he is a dedicated performer of choral
works, and as a composer, his contributions to the genre have enriched it
greatly. In addition to this, he has composed a number of chamber works,
songs, and other pieces for solo piano. His works have been performed both
in Hungary and internationally, in countries including Finland, Spain, the
Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, China, Serbia, Germany, and many others.
OPERAS
Nightmare – Chamber Opera (2015), S, T, B, actor, symph. orch. Lib: Composer
ORATORIC WORKS
Lux Aeterna (2000), S, SATB Pub: Sulasol SR: Pro Musica Subotica
Missa (2001), S, B, 2 SATB
Sic nos existimet homo (2002), S, A, T, SATB Pub: Sulasol
Animam meam dilectam tradidi (2003), S, B, 2 SATB Pub: Sulasol
Quia… (2005), 2 S, 2 A, T, 3 B, 2 SATB, 2 vl., org. Pub: Sulasol SR: CD,
Victoria Chamber Choir
Psalmus 141 (2007), solo voices, SATB, str., org. [unfinished]
Requiem (2015), S, B, SATB, symph. orch.
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Symphony, No. 1 – “Lux aeterna” (2010, rev. 2012), S, B, SATB, symph. orch.
Symphony, No. 2 (2014), symph. orch.
Symphony, No. 3 (2015), SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Biblical
Streichorchester, No. 1 – Für anima (2016), str.
Streichorchester, No. 2 (2017), str.
Symphony, No. 4 – For Strings (2017)
In memoriam – For Strings (2017)
Symphony, No. 5 (2018), symph. orch.
Midnight (2020), symph. orch.
Symphony, No. 6 (2021), symph. orch.
CHAMBER WORKS
3 Etude for Two Pianos (2006) Pub: IKZE
D’arab/Piece (2007), vla., str.
Mirrors I. (2008), pno., cimb.
Reminiscences (2008), 9 vlc.
Müde (2008), vlc., pno.
Ludus I. (2009), vl., pno.
Frozen (2009), pno., cimb.
Ludus II. (2009), fl., cl., vl., vlc., pno., perc.
Ludus IV. (2012), vlc., pno.
String Quartet, No. 1 (2018)
Three Miniature Duo (2018), vla., trb.
New Mirrors (2019–), pno., cimb.
String Quartet, No. 2 (2020)
CHORAL WORKS
Veni sancte spiritus (1998), SATB
Mily könnyü szél… (1999), SATB Lib: Mihály Babits
Domine exaudi orationem meam (2004), SATB Pub: Sulasol
Psalmus 70 (2006), SATB Pub: Sulasol SR: Taivaaseen/To Heaven
Libera… – For 25 Voices (2008), 3 chr. Pub: Sulasol
Silentium (2009), male chr.
Ave Maria (2010), female chr.
Adhaesit pulveri anima mea – Psalm 119 (2011), SATB Pub: Sulasol
Domine ad adiuvandum a me (2011), SATB
Beati (2013), female chr.
Beati… (2013), female chr. Pub: Sulasol
Invoca me… (2020), 14 voices Pub: Sulasol
VOCAL WORKS
Obscure Lights (2002), 2 S, fl., pno. Lib: Emily Dickinson
Chansons de Las fleur de mal (2004), S, pno. Lib: Charles Baudelaire
Zwei Lied Thomas Bernhard (2006), B, pno., perc.
Heine Lieder (2012), MS, pno.
SOLO WORKS
Ludus III. (2011), pno.
