András Derecskei was born in 1982 into
a musical family. He graduated with three
undergraduate degrees from the Liszt Academy
of Music in Budapest: in 2006 with honors in
violin, in 2009 in composition, and in 2012 in
conducting. He earned a further degree at the
University of Arizona in the United States in
2018. He is a three-time award-winner of the
Zoltán Kodály Music Scholarship. Among the
many music competitions, he has participated
in both at home and abroad, awards include
the composition prize from the International
Crossover Competition in 2015 and third prize
with his String Quartet for a Czech competition in 2006. His compositions
are a firm fixture within the Hungarian contemporary classical music scene,
and year on year his works continue to gain recognition on the international
stage. His pieces have already been performed at countless prestigious music
festivals and forums in more than 20 countries around the world.
STAGE WORKS
Metro 100 – Underground Opera (2014–2015), 1 Act Lib: Mátyás Dunajcsik
Anything for Rapture – “Flash Opera” (2014) Lib: Composer
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Fantasy-Miniature for Orchestra (2001), symph. orch.
Violin Concerto (2005–2009), vl., symph. orch.
Paramaribo Promenade (2010), crossover orch.
Sonnet Sequence (2010), symph. orch.
Divertimento (2012), str. orch.
Arizona Promenade (2016), pop-symph. orch.
9 Self-Portraits (2018), str. orch.
Double Fugue for String Orchestra (2018), str. orch.
Reminiscences of the Old World (2020), symph. orch.
Introduction, Introduction & Scherzo (2020), str. orch.
CHAMBER WORKS
Little Suite for Two Violins (2000)
Notturno (2001), 2 vl.
Rivincita – String Quartet, No. 1 (2001–2004)
A Teardrop in the Mirror (2004), 3 vlc.
Marche Grotesque (2008), brass quintet
Consolation (2010), fl./ob., bs., str. quartet, pno. SR: VT CD005
Sabotage (2010), electric vl., org.
Flute Quartet (2010), fl., str. trio
String Quartet, No. 2 (2010)
Variations on a Choral (2012), engl. hn., str. quintet
Trio (2012), pno. trio
Consort, No. 1 (2012), 4 optional same str.
2×2 (2014), melodica, toy pno., mbira, B cl.
Balkanoid (2015), 2 vl. Pub: PeerMusic SR: PH 17002
4 Songs (2015), S/MS/T, pno. Lib: Csaba Vass, Renáta Molnár, Anita Sylvester,
Orsolya Sz. Pál-Kutas
Jazz Double Fugue (2015), str. quartet
Double Fugue (2016), brass quintet
Balkán Balkon (2016), 11 vlc., db.
Félutamból (2016), str. trio
Reasons (2017), org., harp
Consort, No. 2 (2017), 4 cl.
Couple Things (2017–2018), S, Bar, perc. quartet Lib: Composer
String Quartet, No. 3 (2018)
AMP (2018), 4 trb.
Toccata (2019), 2 cimb.
Contemplatio (2019), 2 cimb./harp/guitar
Consort, No. 2b (2019), 4 sax.
5 Songs (2015–2020), S/MS/T, pno. Lib: Csaba Vass, Tibor Bujtás, Renáta Molnár,
Anita Sylvester, Orsolya Sz. Pál-Kutas
Quartetto Irrazionale (2020), str. quartet
Consort, No. 3 (2020), 4 hn.
VOCAL WORKS
De Profundis (2003–2004), female chr.
Ave Maria (2006), female chr./SATB
Laudate (2009), female chr.
Cantate Domino (2012), male chr.
Stabat Mater (2012), SATB
Credo in Deum Patrem (2012), SATB
O Magnum Mysterium (2013), SATB
Fenn a sziklaszirten (2018), SATB Lib: Icelandic Folk Song
Evening Prayer (2018), 6-part ens. Lib: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
8 Beati (2018), female/children’s chr.
SOLO WORKS
Solo Sonata for Violin, No. 1 (2000)
Solo Sonata for Violin, No. 2 (2000)
Kaleidoscope (2003–2004), pno.
The Chameleon (2004), cl.
Just in Case… (2006), pno.
Prelude & Fugue (2007), org.
‘Isten vég nélkül szeret’ (2007), org.
Etude pour piano – In memoriam György Ligeti (Etude, No. 1) (2007), pno.
Prelude, No. 1 (2009), pno.
Prelude, No. 2 (2009), pno.
Etude, No. 2 (2009), pno.
Solo Sonata for Cello (2010)
Three Chorale Preludes (2012), harmonium/org. Pub: Luther, 2015
Ave Maria Paraphrase (2012), pno.
KaleidosPoke (2015), org.
Etude, No. 3 (2017), pno.
Prelude, No. 3 (2018), pno.
Íkarosz/Icarus (2018), A fl. SR: Phasma-Music 008
