{"id":535,"date":"2026-07-09T13:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephanusorgan.hu\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:13:48","slug":"viragh-andras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephanusorgan.hu\/en\/viragh-andras\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Franz Liszt Prize-winning organist and choirmaster, who has been contributing to the sacred music life of St Stephen\u2019s Basilica for more than four decades, and is a leading figure in Hungarian organ music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh began his musical studies at the B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Secondary School of Music, before going on to obtain a diploma in organ performance and teaching from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1983. In the same year, he was a finalist in the 2nd Ferenc Liszt International Organ Competition, where he was awarded the Cziffra Foundation\u2019s Special Prize for his outstanding performance of works by Liszt.<\/p>

Throughout his career, he made a lasting contribution as an organist, choirmaster and teacher. For nearly three decades, he served as choirmaster and musical director at the Belv\u00e1rosi F\u0151pl\u00e9b\u00e1nia Church; he led the Kapisztr\u00e1n Choir and the Budapest Choir for seven years; and in 2013, he founded the ETUNAM Mixed Choir. He taught for more than thirty years at the Department of Church Music at the ELTE Savaria University Centre, where, as an organ teacher and head of department, he helped generations of students to develop their artistic skills.<\/p>

He performs regularly in Hungary and abroad, and has released more than twenty solo albums, including complete recordings of organ works by Franz Liszt, C\u00e9sar Franck and Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly. His artistic achievements have been recognised with several prestigious awards, including the Franz Liszt Prize and the title of Meritorious Artist of Hungary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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St. Stephen's Basilica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For more than four decades now, the name Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh has been inextricably linked with the sacred music life of St Stephen\u2019s Basilica. He has been serving regularly at the Basilica since 1979, where over the years he has taken part in hundreds of liturgies, festive ceremonies and concerts. Since 1991, he has been the organist for the Christmas Midnight Mass, which has become one of the most significant traditions in the Basilica\u2019s musical life.<\/p>

His work has been instrumental not only in organ performance but also in shaping the Basilica\u2019s concert programme. He is credited with launching the Monday afternoon organ concerts, and for many years he organised the Friday evening concerts and also performed in them.<\/p>

He oversaw both restorations of the Basilica\u2019s grand organ. During the most recent restoration, he contributed his professional expertise to the project, as a result of which the historic Angster organ has been enriched with new artistic possibilities. He is convinced that the restored instrument both preserves its past and opens up new horizons, securing the Basilica a rightful place amongst Europe\u2019s leading concert venues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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At the Stephanus International Organ Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At the concerts of the Stephanus International Organ Festival, Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh shares with the audience the experience gained from more than four decades of service in the basilica, as well as his artistic philosophy. In his performances, liturgical tradition, Hungarian organ culture and concert art form a natural unity.<\/p>

His programme, performed on the restored grand organ of the basilica, is both a tribute to the instrument\u2019s history and a celebration of the continuity that has shaped the musical life of St Stephen\u2019s Basilica across generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Andr\u00e1s G\u00e1bor Vir\u00e1gh \u2022 G\u00e1bor Szotyori Nagy \u2022 Andr\u00e1s Vir\u00e1gh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Vir\u00e1gh Andr\u00e1s A Liszt Ferenc-d\u00edjas orgonam\u0171v\u00e9sz \u00e9s karnagy, aki t\u00f6bb mint n\u00e9gy \u00e9vtizede szolg\u00e1lja a Szent Istv\u00e1n Bazilika egyh\u00e1zzenei \u00e9let\u00e9t, \u00e9s meghat\u00e1roz\u00f3 alakja a magyar orgonam\u0171v\u00e9szetnek. Kiemelt szakmai eredm\u00e9nyek Magyarorsz\u00e1g \u00c9rdemes M\u0171v\u00e9sze 2012 Sport\u00e9rt \u00e9s M\u0171v\u00e9szet\u00e9rt D\u00edj 2008 Pro Civibus-d\u00edj 2001 Liszt Ferenc-d\u00edj 2001 Cziffra Alap\u00edtv\u00e1ny k\u00fcl\u00f6nd\u00edja \u2013 II. Liszt Ferenc Nemzetk\u00f6zi Orgonaverseny 1983 Kezdetek […]<\/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-535","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