József Terék

Hungarian golden cross of Merit
awarded musician, composer

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2022

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A Tárogató Hungarikum Koncert népszerűsítése szakmai program megvalósítását 2020. évben a Magyar Művészeti Akadémia támogatta.

Terék József portfólió

Tarogato Hungaricum Concert

His solo career began with the publication of Tárogató as Hungaricum, published in 2015, and his concert material, respectively. The Tárogató Hungaricum Concerts present the virtuosity and versatility of the instrument as a cultural innovation in his concerts. Rákóczi marches, Hungarian melodies from ancient codices, verbunkos pieces, authentic folk music, Hungarian nóta (popular folkish song), gypsy music, classical music, contemporary works, virtuoso solo pieces, operettas, and popular music pieces are all performed in his stage performances. Incorporating his own compositions and arrangements of folk songs into his concerts, he offers a unique program which fairly represents our country at international requests and invitations. Since 2016, he is the artistic director and host/presenter of the Tárogató Festival, which is held annually in Tápiószele, and which addresses artists from the Carpathian Basin and Central Europe alike.

Since 2017, is fulfilled countless invitations due to the invitation by the Hungarian embassies and foreign representations abroad, as a result of which he performed in academies, universities, art centres, protocol events, international music festivals, Hungarian days, national holiday celebrations on March 15, and October 23, as well as wreath laying ceremonies. The embassies in Vietnam (Hanoi, Saigon, Can Tho), Kazakhstan (Astana), Ukraine (Kyiv, Beregszász/Berehovo), China (Beijing), Philippines (Manila, Cebu, Davao),Palestine (Taybeh), Denmark (Copenhagen), Tunisia (Tunis), the Republic of Palau (Koror), Morocco (Rabat), Kosovo (Pristina, Istog, Gjakova, Novo Selo), Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast), Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), as well as the consulates general in Hong Kong, Macao, Krakow and Düsseldorf, and also the Liszt Institutes in Stuttgart, Beijing, Paris, Zagreb, and Brussels are all familiar with the work of Dr. József Terék, and due to the joint cultural collaborations, a unique production was realised each time in a solo or orchestral version, sometimes with the participation of pianists from the host country. The tárogató artist implements a two-way cultural innovation both from the point of view of education and performing arts: he prepares the basic sheet music and recordings necessary for the education of the classical tárogató, and performs unique tárogató-piano duo concerts with noted pianists at home and abroad, presenting his own musical repertoire and unique melodic formation through different musical styles. In some cases, he performs his concerts presenting Hungarian and international musical styles with an instrumental, being the only one in Hungary today to do so. As a result of continuous bilateral cultural cooperation, the tárogató, and thus Hungarian music, is becoming known much more widely. He represented our country as the first performer in many Asian and African countries, and he performed as the very first Hungarian performer in the Republic of Palau.

„The Tárogató Hungaricum Concert is an extremely unique Hungarian musical cultural program based on bilateral international cultural relations, which is almost unknown beyond the borders of the Carpathian Basin, yet in a matter of seconds the popular instrument of the audience will become the main musical symbol of Hungarian unity, as its unique tone makes hearts beat, and its virtuosity competes with any instrument in the world.

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