Barnabás Hegyi

Countertenor Barnabás Hegyi, singer and church organist, is the appointed new organist of the Mátyás church in Budavár from December 1, 2020. Born in Budapest, he began his music studies here on piano, then organ, composition, conducting, church music and private singing. After his studies, he studied early music singing in The Hague, followed by medieval and renaissance singing practice in Tilburg and organ improvisation in The Hague. As a soloist, he also sang in the Budapest Chamber Opera and the Budapest Opera House, but his vocal richness and musical culture elevates him to the forefront of ensemble singers. In addition to his vocal and conducting activities, he is also active as an organ-piano accompanist and continuo player. Inspiring with its colorful inspired play, reliable partner for choirs. Several of his three dozen recordings have received prestigious accolades.

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Musical work

As a church organist and cantor, he pays great attention to the embedding of musical works and songs in the liturgy, and that good voice training provides the background for musical expression, clear intonation, and an intelligible and interpreted pronunciation of the text.

As a keyboard player, he is a sensitive and open chamber partner. He collaborated with many choirs as a piano and organ accompanist, and as a countino player..

as a tenor singer, he is a soloist in operas and oratorios, whose musically and substantively experienced intense expression is accompanied by convincingly superior technical knowledge. As a member of vocal ensembles and chamber choirs, he played a significant part of the music literature of the Renaissance and Baroque periods in concert and on recordings he participated in.

Contributor of about three dozen records and countless live recordings that can be listened to on the Internet.

Opera roles, oratorios

• Hungarian State Opera House, Vivaldi: the role of Pompeo in Mitridate
• Performing more than half a dozen roles in Budapest Chamber Opera, Monteverdi and Handel operas

His repertoire ranges from early baroque works to mature baroque works and modern music.

Without claiming to be complete, a short list:

• J. S. Bach passiói, több tucat kantátája
• G. F. Händel oratóriumai
• H. Schütz, Monteverdi, Vivaldi művei
• I. Stravinsky : Requiem canticles

Singing ensembles, choirs

Without claiming to be complete, some musical groups from the rich life journey:

• Purcell Kórus Budapest (Vashegyi György)
• Vox Luminis (Régizene Szólóének-együttes)
• De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Holland Bach Társaság)
• Nederlands Kamerkoor (Holland Kamarakórus)
• Huelgas Ensemble (Paul van Nevel)
• Ensemble Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon)
• Bach Collegium Japan
• Voces Aequales Énekegyüttes
• Ars Renata régi-zene szólóének együttes
• Scola Hungarica (Dobszay László, Szendrey Janka)
• Arpa d’Or Énekegyüttes

Conductor, keyboard player

• Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom - karnagy
• Tisztviselőtelepi Plébániatemplom (Bp.) - orgonista
• Hágai Magyar Katolikus Egyházközség - orgonista
• Hágai Emmaus templom – kórusvezető, orgonista
• Wassenaar-i Szent József templom - gyermekkórus
• Belvárosi Szent Mihály Templom (Bp.) - orgonista
• Szent István Bazilika, Budapest - énekvezető
• Tóth Aladár Zeneiskola Budapet, szinfónikus zenekar
• Budapesti Szent Család Templom ének és zenekara

Pedagogical activity

He taught, led a choir and an orchestra both in a music school and in a high school.

He is an invited speaker and teacher of numerous teacher training courses and courses in the fields of singing and folk singing accompaniment and intonation.

Sheet music

• Hozsanna
• Éneklő Egyház
• Új Énekeskönyv