{"id":327,"date":"2026-07-07T11:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephanusorgan.hu\/?page_id=327"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:19:10","slug":"achim-erzsebet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephanusorgan.hu\/en\/achim-erzsebet\/","title":{"rendered":"Erzs\u00e9bet \u00c1chim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An organist who has been building bridges between the Hungarian and Swiss church music scenes for decades, whilst his connection to St Stephen\u2019s Basilica has remained a defining source of inspiration for his art throughout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Erzs\u00e9bet \u00c1chim began her musical studies at the age of five in her hometown, Gyula. Whilst studying under Endre Vir\u00e1gh at the B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Secondary School of Music in Budapest, she realised that the organ would be her vocation and the instrument of her life.<\/p>

He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music with a degree in organ and vocal teaching and choral conducting, having studied under Ferenc Gergely, J\u00f3zsef Makl\u00e1ri and P\u00e9ter Erdei. Whilst still a student at the college, he won a special prize at the first Franz Liszt International Organ Competition held in Budapest for his outstanding interpretation of the Hungarian organ repertoire.<\/p>

From the very beginning, his artistic career has been defined by his service to church music. He began as organist at the Church of St Catherine of Alexandria in Tab\u00e1n, and went on to contribute to the musical life of St L\u00e1szl\u00f3\u2019s Church in K\u0151b\u00e1nya for twenty years. For eight years, he performed as harpsichordist with the Budapest Strings in numerous European countries, whilst as a teacher he taught at the Antal Moln\u00e1r Music School and the music department of the Patrona Hungariae Grammar School.<\/p>

He has been living in Switzerland since 2009, where he is the organist at the Bruder Klaus Catholic Church in Emmenbr\u00fccke, the artistic director of the TonArt concert series which he founded, and the organist at the Schafmatt\u2013Wisenberg Reformed parish. In his concerts and choral work, he regards the presentation of Hungarian organ and choral repertoire as a key mission, whilst also returning regularly to concert halls and churches in Hungary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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St Stephen\u2019s Basilica is one of the most significant venues in Erzs\u00e9bet \u00c1chim\u2019s artistic career. During her years at the Academy of Music, she became involved in the Basilica\u2019s church music ministry, where she played the organ at liturgical services for many years and served as the second organist for the Basilica\u2019s choir.<\/p>

Key memories from his career are linked to the Basilica community and to L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Feh\u00e9r, Istv\u00e1n Koloss and G\u00e9za Szab\u00f3. The festive liturgies he experienced here, the joint concert tours and the personal relationships forged over decades continue to form a defining part of his artistic thinking to this day.<\/p>

For him, returning to the Basilica is always like coming home. He regards it as a particular joy to be able to play the restored grand organ once more and, through his programme, to pay tribute to the masters who have played a defining role in his career. Alongside works by his great predecessors, his concert will also feature a composition by Andr\u00e1s G\u00e1bor Vir\u00e1gh.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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For Erzs\u00e9bet \u00c1chim, the Stephanus International Organ Festival is more than just a concert invitation: it marks a renewed encounter with the Basilica, its community and its restored organ, building on a long-standing connection. Her programme features works by the masters of the great organ tradition alongside contemporary Hungarian compositions, building a bridge between the past and the present, between memory and renewal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00c1chim Erzs\u00e9bet Orgonam\u0171v\u00e9sz, aki \u00e9vtizedek \u00f3ta a magyar \u00e9s a sv\u00e1jci egyh\u00e1zzenei \u00e9let k\u00f6z\u00f6tt \u00e9p\u00edt hidat, mik\u00f6zben m\u0171v\u00e9szet\u00e9nek meghat\u00e1roz\u00f3 forr\u00e1sa mindv\u00e9gig a Szent Istv\u00e1n Bazilik\u00e1hoz val\u00f3 k\u00f6t\u0151d\u00e9s maradt. Kiemelt szakmai eredm\u00e9nyek A Magyar K\u00f6zt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g Arany \u00c9rdemkeresztje 2023 Gemeinde Emmen Kulturpreis, Sv\u00e1jc 2021 Artisjus-d\u00edj 2007 Kezdetek \u00c1chim Erzs\u00e9bet zenei tanulm\u00e1nyait \u00f6t\u00e9ves kor\u00e1ban, sz\u00fcl\u0151v\u00e1ros\u00e1ban, Gyul\u00e1n kezdte. A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-327","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t