Ferenc Bernath (Bernáth Ferenc in Hungarian) is a classical guitarist and composer.
Life
editIn 2007, he acquired a guitar artist and teacher's degree with distinction at Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts. At the same university, he completed his dissertation in the field of Musical Art and was awarded a PhD degree.[1]
Since 2007, he has been living in Budapest, Hungary. He began teaching at the Budapest Egressy Béni Music College of Art in 2007 and has served as the head of the department since 2012.[2] He has been the guitar teacher of the Vienna Konservatorium Budapest since 2012.[3]
He launched a concert series called "Gitárestek a Rátkaiban," providing a platform for several young guitarists to showcase their talent at the Rátkai Márton Art Club in Budapest.[4] Additionally, he is the founder and artistic director of the "Velencei Gitáros Napok" (Guitar Days of Velence) International Guitar Festival. At this festival, he conducts masterclasses, performs concerts, and offers young guitarists the chance to participate in their own performances.[5]
Bernáth gives a number of charity concerts every year to support various organizations, hospitals, orphans, and more. In 2014–2015,and from 2022 he held a series of concerts to support Ukraine. For his charitable activities, on October 17, 2020, the Universal Peace Federation honored him with the title of Ambassador for Peace.[6]
Awards
edit- Guinness Record (International Guitar Festival Balatonfüred, 2007, 2008)[1]
- Awarded Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae (Budapest, 2012)[7]
- Member of the Ukranian National Music Association of Guitarists (2017)[8]
- First prize at the CompoGuitar International Composers Competition (Kiev, Ukraine, 2018)[9]
Publications
editHe has released 12 publications, including sheet music, CDs, and DVDs.[10][11]
- Feelings and Moods – Solo CD. Záhony, 2005.
- Lyrical Melodies – Flute and Guitar CD. Budapest, 2009
- Magic of the Guitar – Live Concert DVD. Budapest, 2011
- Double Paraphrase – guitar duo CD. Miskolc, 2012
- Children Play – Characterpieces for classical guitar. Score+CD. Budapest, 2012
- The Magic Carpathians – guitar duo CD. Budapest, 2017
- Landscape Preludes – Score for guitar solo. Budapest, 2019
- The Girl with Blue Roses – Score for flute and guitar. Budapest, 2019
- Guitar Paintings – Score for guitar solo. Budapest, 2020
References
edit- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Bernáth Ferenc – Egressy Béni Református Művészeti Szakgimnázium" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Bernáth Ferenc – Vienna Konservatorium – Budapest". web.archive.org. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Gitárest a Rátkai Klubban". Csepel.info (in Hungarian). 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Rita, S. Töttő (2018-07-06). "FEOL - Gitárvirtuózok koncerteztek a Velence partján". FEOL - Gitárvirtuózok koncerteztek a Velence partján (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Kárpátaljai gitáros - a Béke Nagykövete". Karpat.in.ua (in Hungarian). 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "PRO CULTURA MINORITATUM HUNGARIAE | Nemzetiségek.hu" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Bernat Ferenc - Ukrainian Musical World". Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Papageno (2018-04-21). "Nemzetközi zeneszerzőverseny első díját nyerte Bernáth Ferenc gitárművész". Papageno (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Bernáth Ferenc (2019). Light pieces for piano: szóló és négykezes: könnyű előadási darabok zongorára. Budapest.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "OSZK - LibriVision - Tájkép Prelűdök". nektar.oszk.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-19.