Honours and State Awards on the Occasion of the National Holiday

2011. March 16.

This year, once again, prestigious honours were bestowed upon prominent figures from the cultural scene on the occasion of the national holiday of 15 March. Recipients include numerous artists who have recently appeared on stage at the Palace of Arts or will do so in the near future, or are otherwise professionally associated with the institution. The Palace of Arts would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the laureates and wish them continued success in their work for the coming years.

Kossuth Award laureates
ANDRÁS BERECZ, folk singer, storyteller
ÁDÁM MEDVECZKY, conductor
GYÖRGY SZABADOS, pianist, composer

Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
MIHÁLY DRESCH, Ferenc Liszt Award laureate, saxophonist

Ferenc Liszt Award laureate
IMRE KŐSZEGI, jazz artist

Ferenc Erkel Award laureate
ZSÓFIA TALLÉR, composer

Gyula Harangozó Award laureate
JOLÁN TÖRÖK, dance educator, Managing Director of the National Dance Theatre

Miklós Bánffy Award laureates
MAGDA KELEMEN, music editor at the Palace of Arts
MÁRIA FERENCZ, manager-director of the Hungarian Heritage House

16.3.2011