Máté Balogh was born in 1990 in Győr. He is a
graduate of the Music Secondary of Pécs, where
he specialized in music theory and composition
under the tutelage of István Győrffy. He finished
his studies in composition at the Liszt Academy
of Music in Budapest under Zoltán Jeney. In 2013,
he spent a semester in Trieste, Italy, studying
composition with Fabio Nieder, followed by a year
working under the mentorship of Péter Eötvös.
He received his doctoral DLA degree at the Liszt
Academy of Music and is currently an associate
professor in the Music Theory Department and
at the International Kodály Institute. He held
the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica
Budapest until September 2018, focusing largely on the works of György Kurtág.
His pieces have been performed all over Europe and in Turkey, China, Taiwan,
Japan, and the United States. He composed the soundtrack for Zsófia Szilágyi’s
film entitled One Day, which was awarded the FIPRESCI-Prize in Cannes in
2019. His music has been presented at numerous international festivals, such as
Manifeste Festival (IRCAM-Paris), Milano Musica, Listening to China (Shanghai),
etc. Among others, he has worked with Ensemble Mozaik (GER), Shanghai
Philharmonic Orchestra (PRC), Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (USA), Janáček
Philharmonic Orchestra (CZ), Asasello Quartet (GER), Stadler Quartet (AUS), and
the Slovenian National Choir (SLO), to name a few. In the last decade, he has won
several prizes at international composition competitions in Bruxelles, Cannes,
Mannheim, Trieste, Ostrava, Beijing, and Budapest. He was awarded the Junior
Prima Prize, Artisjus Prize, Salvatore Quasimodo Prize, and Fidelio 50 Prize. He
has held the position of President of the Hungarian Composers’ Union since 2021.
STAGE WORKS
Spencer & Therese (2010), S, T, pno. Lib: Composer
Out at Sea after Mrozek’s Play (2013), S, MS, T, B cl., vla., vlc.
The Death of Orpheus on Ovid’s Story Entitled the Same Recitation (2014–
2021), cl., tr., tuba, perc., vlc.
Kalevala-Variations (2016), solo voice/any chr.
Antiope-Fragments Cantata on Euripides’ Fragments (2018), S, cimb.,
6 glasses, male chr.
Matsuo Basho’s Song. Noh-Monodrama Solo Noh-Singer (2021)
Pub: UMP EMB
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Quintet (2015), 5 chbr. orch.
Zsolnay March (2016), wind orch.
Dichterliebe-Metamorphosen (To be Played Between the Songs
“Dichterliebe” by Robert Schumann) (2016), T, symph. orch.
Odes for Chinese Folk Orchestra (2017), S, di, sheng, pipa, da ruan, diyin
ruan, yang qin, zheng, perc., pno., ban hu, er hu
Orpheus’ Song (2017), symph. orch.
Pseudomarsch for Wind Orchestra (2017) Pub: UMP EMB
6:3. Hommage à György Szepesi – Recitation (2018), chbr. orch., 2 perc.,
cimb., pno.
Alabama March (2019), symph. orch. Pub: UMP EMB SR: comp. hp.
Shijing Songs (2019), S, symph. orch. Lib: Shi Jing
Kunstmusik (2020), symph. orch. Pub: UMP EMB
WORKS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA
Luca Marenzio in Salzburg – Three String Quartets (2012)
Variationen über ein Thema von – (2014), str. orch.
HautBOis(N-MOT) (2016), ob., str. orch.
12 Makams (2018), A, cl., str. orch. Lib: Pelin Özer
Suite in 3 (2018), str. orch. SR: comp. hp.
Bahnmusik – Hommage à Honegger (2019), str. orch. SR: comp. hp.
Song for the Persecuted (2020), 2 solo vla., 5-part vla. orch.
ENSEMBLE
Genesis (2012), S, fl., cl., bs., hn., perc., 2 vl., vla., vlc., db. Lib: Biblical
The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart (2013), S, fl., cl.,
hn., vl., vla., vlc., db. Lib: Comenius SR: comp. hp.
Notturni a L (2013), fl., cl., 2 tr., 2 perc., pno., vl., vla., vlc., db.
Trittico dalla mia finestra – Hommage à Franko Vecchiet (2014), fl., cl., perc.,
pno., vl., vlc. SR: comp. hp.
BABE(urope)L – Hommage à P. Brueghel (2014), fl., cl., engl. hn., vl., vla.,
vlc., pno., perc.
Melodiemusik – Hommage à Bartók (2015, rev. 2018), 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 vl.,
2 vla., 2 vlc., 2 perc. Pub: UMP EMB SR: comp. hp.
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (2015), undefined solo, 2 vl., vla., vlc., db.
Le Testament de Josquin des Préz (2015), A fl., cl., 2 vl., vla., vlc., pno.
Pseudomakam (2015), 2-part chbr. orch., with undefined mirrored
orchestration
Rintocchi di mezzanott – Hommage à Verdi (2015), 3 vla., 3 vlc., db., campana
Es ist genug – Experimental Imagination on a Bach-Chorale (2016), fl., 2 cl.,
hn., vibr., pno., 2 vl., vla., 2 vlc.
Quasi zimbalo – Hommage à F. Liszt (2021), cimb., 3 cl., str. Pub: UMP EMB
CHAMBER WORKS
Consummatum est – Hommage à J. Haydn (2010), str. quartet
Pénelopeia (2012), S, perc. Lib: Composer
qui (2012), cl., 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Anakreonteion – On Zoltán Jeney’s 70th Birthday (2013), A, A fl. Lib: AnakreonSong
Due linee (2015), 2 vl.
Das Rheingold (2015), B cl., loop-pedal
Karsilikli konsuma on Pelin Özer’s Poems (2015), A, vl., cl., tambourine
SR: comp. hp.
Kikaku&Basho (2015), S sax., harp SR: comp. hp.
Pentagrammon (2015), fl., cl., vl., vlc., pno. SR: comp. hp.
7 Ant(hem)s – Hommage à P. Esterházy (2016), vlc., pno. Pub: UMP EMB
SR: comp. hp.
GW150914 (2016), mar., pno.
T. L(X) – On the 60th Anniversary of László Tihanyi (2016), 4 undefined instr.
Kipling’s Speech – On Rudyard Kipling’s If (2016), sprechgesang, fl., vlc.,
pno. SR: comp. hp. Pub: Universal Edition
Jam Quartet (2016), fl., 3 trgl., pno., vlc. Pub: UMP EMB SR: comp. hp.
Ricerca di ricercare – Hommage à J. S. Bach (2017), 2 pno. 12 hands
Hemingway’s Speech (2017), male voice, vl., vla., vlc., db.
Game (2018), vl., vla., vlc., pno. SR: comp. hp.
Lerchenquartett (2018), str. quartet
TRIOverture to be Interpreted Before Brahms’ Op. 114 (2019), vla., vlc., pno.
Dadamusik (2019), str. quartet Pub: UMP EMB
Der Rhein am Tomasee – Hommage à Wagner (2019), str. quartet SR: comp.
hp. Pub: Impronta Edition
Mrs. Trio – Hommage à J. Haydn (2019), vl., vlc., pno.
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo – Homage à Utagawa Hiroshige (2019),
12 gonghi, B fl., 2 B cl., vlc.
Shijing Songs (2019), S, 5 wood-blocks Lib: Shijing-Collection SR: comp. hp.
A molett menyasszony sminkje (2020), S, S sax., harp Lib: Petra Szőcs
SR: comp. hp.
Ami marad (2020), S, harp, melodeon Lib: Adél Kálnay
Invocation & Perpetuum Mobile – Hommage à Max Bruch (2020), vla., cl., pno.
SR: comp. hp.
4×1 Chansons (2020), S, pno., gran cassa, music box Lib: Pierre Louys Bilitis
Melinda-Esterházyade (2020), str. quartet, pno.
Recitativo prosecco (2020), str. quartet
Brief – Hommage à Beethoven – For Singing Cellist and Fortepiano (2020)
Lib: L. van Beethoven
Wanderers Nachtlied II. (2021), fl., vla., acc., harp
CHORAL WORKS
Ode to Joyce (2011), SATB Lib: James Joyce
Four Parts of The Year (2011), SATB Lib: Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
Maláj pantum (2013), SATB Lib: Composer
An meine Völker! (2017), SATB Lib: Kaiser Franz Joseph
9 Songs – Hommage à Edward Lear (2018), SATB Lib: Edward Lear SR: comp. hp.
JoycEND (2019), SATB Lib: James Joyce SR: comp. hp.
Misztótfalusi Kis Miklós vacsorája (2019), female chr. Lib: Miklós Misztót
falusi Kis
SOLO WORKS
Young Wive’s Song on Attila József’s Poem (2010), female voice SR: comp. hp.
Ealg!snu – Hommage à Liszt (2011), pno.
Silenzio! (2012), solo suspended cimb.
Wenn dein Mütterlein on Friedrich Rückert’s Poem (2014), A, cl. SR: comp. hp.
Three Songs (2015), vla.
Ha – Hommage à László Sándor (2015), vlc.
öi-(jj) – Hommage à István Örkény (2016), mar.
FreenchHorn (2016), hn.
Fehér-Song on Renátó Fehér’s Poem (2016), male voice
D. Hommage à Ádám Bodor (2016), db.
Lebenslauf on Hölderlin’s Poem (2017), male voice SR: comp. hp.
Schmuyle & Samuel Goldenberg – Hommage à Mussorgsky (2018), pno.
SR: comp. hp.
Pesther Karneval 2019 – Hommage à F. Liszt (2019), pno.
Oscar Speech (2019), vl. SR: comp. hp. Pub: Universal Edition
Logopédia on the Text of Renátó Fehér (2019), B fl.
Little Harry Hughes – Experimental Imagination for 8-Stringed Guitar (2019)
12 Cadences (2020), cl.
Marching Tuba (2020)
Matryoshka – Hommage à István Baka (2020), pno.
Six Honest Serving-Men on Kipling’s Poem (2020), solo recitation SR: comp. hp.
The Guide for The Perplexed (2020), A Lib: Text of Maimonides (in English)
