Ákos Zarándy began his compositional
studies in 2000 as a student of László Draskóczy.
In 2006, he graduated from the Liszt Academy
of Music in Budapest with a degree in music
teaching and choral conducting. He went
on to continue his compositional studies
there under János Vajda and Zoltán Jeney,
graduating in 2009. At his graduation concert,
a cross-section of his opera, Las Dos Fridas, was
performed by the Hungarian Radio Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by László Tihanyi with
the participation of soloists Ildikó Szakács and
Ágnes Herczku. In 2011, he received creative
support from the National Cultural Fund’s One-Act Opera Competition. In the
same year, his symphonic work, Nightmare Symphony, was performed at the Béla
Bartók Concert Hall (MÜPA) by the Concerto Budapest Orchestra conducted
by András Keller and reached the finals of the UMZF Composers’ Competition.
Between 2013 and 2018, his works were presented across prestigious concert
halls in the region, both at home and abroad. And, in 2014 and 2016, he was
awarded the Zoltán Kodály Scholarship. His composition, Tłig, debuted in
Denver, in 2016, and his works have been performed with great success around
the world, from Austria to France, China to the United States, Sweden to
Mexico. In 2018, he held composers’ evenings at the Budapest Music Center’s
Library, where the first six scenes of his Japanese-themed chamber opera,
Ukihashi, were performed. In 2019, he received a four-year Arts Scholarship
from the Hungarian Academy of Arts with his project entitled In the Footsteps of
The Microcosm. He regularly participates in contemporary music festivals both
across Hungary (Music of Our Time, CAFe Budapest Contemporary Art Festival,
Con Spirito, Béla Bartók International Choir Competition, International
Bartók Seminar and Festival) and abroad (Gaudeamus Music Week, Ostrava
Days). In addition to his work as a composer, he currently teaches composition
and music theory at the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School in Budapest.
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OPERAS
Las Dos Fridas (2007–2012), S, folk voice solo, dancers, solo instr.,
electronics, symph. orch. Lib: Magda Győri, Frida Kahlo, Bálint Dobai
Ukihashi (2016–2019), coloratur S, low B, male chr., dancers, harp, perc.,
electronics Lib: András Villányi G., Ono no Komachi
CANTATAS, ORATORIC WORKS
Stabat mater (1999), SATB, symph. orch. Lib: Jacopone da Todi
Kyrie (2002), S, SATB, symph. orch.
A szegény legény dalai/Songs of the Poor Lad (2015), children’s chr., symph.
orch. Lib: Hungarian Traditional
Szépen muzsikálnak/They’re Playing Well (2019), children’s chr., symph.
orch. Lib: Hungarian Traditional
Húsvét előtt/Before Easter (2019), Bar, actor, children’s chr., SATB, symph.
orch. Lib: Mihály Babits
CONCERTOS
Hófehérke/Snow White (2010–2011), cl., str. orch.
Viola in C (2013), vla., symph. orch.
Double Concerto for Clarinet, Piano and Strings (2014)
Spürst du mein Herz? (2015), cl., flugelhorn, symph. orch.
Concerto Classico for Clarinet, Trumpet and Orchestra (2015)
Violin Concerto from the Depths (2016–2017), vl., children’s chr., symph. orch.
Rákóczi-Concerto for Tárogató and Orchestra (2019)
A Mikrokozmosz nyomában/In the Footsteps of the Microcosmos –
Pedagogical Concerto. New Books for Beginner and Advanced Students
(2019–2022), vl., vlc., sax., acc., fl., ob., cl., bs., hn., tr., cimb., perc.,
guitar, harp, symph. orch.
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Könnycsepp keringő/Teardrop Waltz (1998), symph. orch.
Tihanyi emlékek/Memories of Tihany (1999), symph. orch.
Búcsú-keringő/Farewell Waltz (2000), female chr., symph. orch.
Nightmare Symphony (2010), symph. orch.
Song from the Mountains (2017), symph. orch.
6:3 – A dicsőséges finálé/6:3 – The Glorious Finale (2018), symph. orch.
Csak tiszta legyen a forrás!/May the Source Be Pure! (2020), symph. orch.
CHAMBER WORKS
Intim randevú/Intimate Rendezvous (2001), 2 mar.
Sirató tizenhárom hangszerre/Mourning Song for Thirteen Instruments
(2003), bs., 2 tr., cimb., tamtam, 3 vl., 2 cla., 2 vlc., db.
Sír a tó/The Lake Cries (2004), fl., engl. hn., cl., bs., perc., 2 vla., 2 vlc.
Canção (2005), vl., mar., pno.
Canción (2006), vl., pno.
Cuadros de Kahlo (2007), str. quartet, pno.
Sextet (2007), fl./picc., cl./B cl., vl., vlc., vibr., pno.
Inventions (2007–2008), 2 cl., bs./other instr.
Ricercare a 4 voci (2008), brass quartet
Ricercare a 6 voci (2008), str. sextet
New World Trio (2010–2011), hn., vlc., pno.
Los (2011–2012), cl., cimb.
Pe-log in (2012), cl., prep. pno.
Touch (2012), vla., pno.
Ez csak egy szonatina/It is Only a Sonatine (2013), trb., MIDI trb.
շողեր/Shine (2013), duduk/cl., cimb.
Menjangan (2013), fl./picc., CB Paetzold recorder, Tibetan singing bowls, db.
Fantasia Mexicana (2014), cl./vl., pno.
Icicles (2014), fl., vla., harp
Ritratto di Csaba Klenyán – Solitario (2014), cl., drum set
Sarabande (2015), fl., pno.
Double sAx, Double Slap (2014, 2015), 2 Bar sax.
Boogie Woogie Nun (2015), brass quintet
Bethin (2015), A sax., harp
Ricercare a 3 voci (2016), cl., 2 sax./2 ob., engl. hn.
Lullaby (2017), engl. hn./A sax., harp
Angry Birds (2017), cl., B cl., bs.
Fragmenta Csikiensia (2018), fl./picc./B fl., mar.
Cosmic Dust Journey (2018), trb., acc.
Trio Why-G (2018), tr., trb., hn.
Fast Fugue and Postlude (2019), 2 vlc., pno. 4 hands
38 (2020), fl./picc., vlc., pno.
CHORAL WORKS
Örök bú/Eternal Sorrow (2001), SATB Lib: Sándor Petőfi
Ave Maria (2002), SATB
Jégkor/Ice Age (2006), SATB Lib: Bálint Dobai
Apokalupsis Ioannou 22/5 (2010), female chr. Lib: Liturgical Pub: UMP EMB
Serenata (2010), male chr. Lib: Traditional Spanish Text
Egyidős vagyok mindenkivel/I Am of an Age with Each (2014), female chr.
Lib: Rabindranáth Tagore
Harmadnapon/On the Third Day (2014, rev. 2017), female chr. Lib: János
Pilinszky
Die Sphinx (2016), SATB Lib: Friedrich Nietzsche
A sötétség vidám dalaiból/From the Merry Songs of Darkness (2017),
children’s chr. Lib: Attila Jász Pub: UMP EMB
Molihua (2019), female chr. Lib: Traditional Chinese Text
Bicinium molihuae (2019), female chr. Lib: Traditional Chinese Text
Audite, poverelle (2019), SATB Lib: Francesco d’Assisi
Öröktűz/Eternal Fire (2020), SATB Lib: Sándor Reményik
VOCAL WORKS
Tánc a petenera gyümölcsösében/Dance in the Orchard of the Petenera
(2004), B/MS, pno. Lib: Federico García Lorca, Ágnes Nemes Nagy
Visszhang/Echo, Magány/Solitude (2006), S, pno. Lib: Bálint Dobai
Pilinszky dalok/Pilinszky Songs (2008, 2014), S/T, cl., cimb. Lib: János Pilinszky
Tükörcseppek/Mirrordrops (2010), S, fl., mar., perc. Lib: Kamilla Kiss
Gând exilat (2014), Bar, actor, cl., cimb., pno., electronics, video Lib: Anatol
E. Baconsky
Valaki jár a fák hegyén/Someone Walks on the Top of the Trees (2014), S, cl.,
cimb., pno. electronics Lib: Sándor Kányádi
Tƚig/Click (2015), S, ob., cl./B cl., tr., pno., vl., vlc., electronics Lib: Navajo
Traditional/Rex Lee Jim
Dal fogytán/Without Songs (2017), MS, pno. Lib: János Arany
Sugár/Ray (2017), MS, vla., vlc., melodica, special perc. Lib: Ottó Orbán
Psyché – Hegyaljai évek/Psyché – Years of Hegyalja (2020), 2 MS, flugelhorn,
trb., accord., harp Lib: Sándor Weöres
SOLO WORKS
Four Miniatures for Clarinet (2001)
Karácsonyi bagatell/Christmas Bagatell (2003), pno.
Step by Step (2008), cl.
Pinturas mexicanas (2010), pno.
Huapango, Sarabande, Danzón (2015, 2014, 2012), pno.
Viola Quarter (2014), vla.
Ritratto di Luca Marton – Ombrosa (2014), cl., fan (1 payer)
Ritratto di Barnabás Lenner – El gigante (2014), cl., pno. (1 player)
Ritratto di Péter Szűcs (2015), B cl., tape
Halvány lila gőz/Pale Purple Steam (2016), cl.
Schizoeffect (2016), cl., 2 music stands
Chanson sans un bon(bon) titre (2016), cimb.
Un petit échiquier (2017), pno.
Fin des temps (2021), org.
ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS
Vorspiel (2006)
Re-turn (2007)
She Against the Music (2008)
Pelog Klangspiel – Demung, Piano, Live Electronics (2017)
Pelog Klangspiel II – Gamelan Instruments, Piano, Live Electronics (2018)
THEATER AND FILM MUSIC
“olyan szövetből vagyunk, mint álmaink”/“We Are Made of the Fabric of Our
Dreams” (2003, 2004, 2005)
Cirkusz, cirkusz, cirkusz/Circus, Circus, Circus (2009)
W. C. Woman Closed (2011)
Rejtekben élve/Living in Hiding (2009)
POP MUSIC
Csók/Kiss (2007), voice, pno.
Breath Metal Ballad (2014), brass ens., drum set, heavy metal voice, synth.
