Born: 1988, Debrecen
Academic degree, university position: external lecturer/artist teacher
Born: 22 September, 1988, Debrecen
Studies:
2007-2012: Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music –
folk singing – artist and teacher training programme
(tutor: Anna Vakler)
2009: Istanbul, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi Istanbul
- Department of Ethnomusicology (tutor: Melih Duygulu)
2003-2007: Debrecen, Mihály Fazekas Secondary School – Biology specialisation
1997-2007: Debrecen, Zoltán Kodály Secondary School of Music and Music School – folk music, violoncello (tutors: Judit Sáriné Szebenyi, Ferenc Fekete)
Recordings:
Solo albums:
Bosporus Overflowing (2016)
GladMesh (2013)
Rainbow Bridge (2011)
Collaborations:
Folkbeats-Mű-hely DVD (2015)
Károly Binder - Retropolis II. (2015)
Csaba Toth Bagi- Balkan Union DVD
Featuring Mike Stern and Trilok Gurtu (2014)
Kecskés Ensemble: Old Turkish Music in Europe II (2013)
New living folk music 17. (2011)
Szeredás Folk Ensemble- Magyar Kalendár II. (2008)
New living folk music 13. (2007)
New living folk music 12. (2006)
New living folk music 11. (2005)
Musical (band) activity:
2013- : Co-Artistic director of the Meshinda Ensemble
2012- : Artistic director of the Guessous Mesi Trió
2000- : Debrecen Vocal Ensemble
Academic activity (taught subjects), guest professorship, major masterclasses:
2010- : Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – folk singing - major
2010-: Active artists of the international MUS-E program (Musique-Europe, Yehudi Menuhin) – musical activities
2012-: regular MUS-E activities at the Palace of Arts (MüPa)
2017: Hungarian Heritage House – Further education course in folk singing, course in folk songs from Magyarszovát
2017: Hungarian Heritage House – Course in Hungarian folk singing, course in folk songs from the Mezőség region
2017: Liszt Academy Bartók Music Secondary school - Specialisation Days – Course in folk singing (Magyarszovát)
2016: KÓTA qualification in Lenti - juror
2016: Portugal, Erasmus+ „Arte para la motivación” (Art for motivation) adult training course in Spain organised by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation – workshop and presentation as member of the Hungarian delegation
2016: Artistic Education Conference organised by MUS-E Hungary - participant
2015: Hungarian Heritage House - Course in Hungarian folk singing, course in folk songs from the Mezőség region
2015: USA, Wallingford, KMCSSZ Kodály Weekend – folk singing
2014: USA, New Brunswick, KMCSSZ Kodály Weekend – folk singing
2012: Zoltán Kodály Secondary School of Music and Music School, Specialisation Day – masterclass in folk singing
2011-2012: Zoltán Kodály Music School, Kecskemét, teacher of folk singing
Concert highlights (2012-2017):
2017:
- Pont Festival jointly organised by the Budapest Spring Festival and Hangvető – Solo recital in Castle Garden
- Within the framework of the „Musical evenings with a Turkish tea”. Presentation of the bağlama ( Turkish plucked instrument) followed by a mini-concert by Trio Mesi at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultual Centre
- Fonó, Beanbag concert with Meshinda. Guest artist: the Indian table player, Pt. Rajesh Gangani
- Performance at the presentation of the Online Turkic Folk Music Archive of Dr János Sipos at the Research Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Azerbaijan (Baku), Hungarian Cultural Days – joint performance with Szalonna and his Band, with the State Folk Ensemble and Dr János Sipos, folk music researcher of the Turkic peoples (RIM, HAS)
- Kuwait (city of Kuwait), concert organised by the Hungarian Embassy in Kuwait
- Concert in Saud-Arabia as first Hungarian singer ever, invited by the Hungarian Embassy.
- Azerbaijan, (Sheki), concert at the Silk Road Festival
- Pécs, Cella Septichora Visitors’ Center, concert at the Hungarian-Turkish exhibition „2N1C”
- Solo concerts in Turkey
- Closing performance at the „Oriental Influence and Motifs in Hungarian arts” of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
- Closing performance of the TEDx Youth Conference
- Liszt Academy – performance at the event „10th anniversary of the Folk Music Department”
- Turkish Airlines, Budapest – solo concert at the gala dinner
2016
- Parliament, concert given at the reception in honour of the Vice-President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari and his delegation
- Fonó - Héttorony Festival- joint concert with the Indian sitar player Pt. Rajeev
- Janardan MagNet Community House, Panoráma World Club, organiser of the „Moroccan Tea Night” as the president of the Moroccan World Club, joint concert with the Moroccan musician Said Tichiti
- Marczibányi Tér Cultural Centre, „Összehegedült Kárpátok”- collaboration with Balázs Vizeli and Attila Mihó at the joint concert
- Szigetvár, Zrínyi Memorial Year – solo concert at the main square of Szigetvár
- Twin city ceremony for Várpalota and Gazipaşa – concert in Várpalota
- Bartók Béla 27th International Choir Competition and Folklore Festival in Debrecen, solo concert „Gates of worlds – Bartók’s footsteps”
- Fonó, record presentation „Bosporus overflowing”
- Debrecen Music School, performance at the gala evening of the event “Musician of the Year” as a former „Musician of the Year“
- Fonó, joint concert with Balázs Vizeli and his band
- Pető Institute, Musical afternoon series, solo concert with Iván Barvich
- Bahrein (Manama), performance at the 23 October reception of the Hungarian Embassy in Bahrein
- Istanbul, concert given in the memory of Tamás Kobzos Kiss in collaboration with Erdal Şalikoğlu, Ezgi Benli and Balázs Sudár
2015
- Szentes, „Songs of Worlds” – large-scale concert at the Concert Centre in Szentes
- Budapest, Vármező Gallery – concert for the Parisian association Lisztomanias International
- Turkey (Istanbul), Meeting of Women Mayors, musical conference in 20 languages, Hungary represented by Majda Mária Guessous
- USA, concert given at the Hungarian House of New York on the Day of Hungarian Culture. Guest artist: American drummer, James Brock
- Turkey (Istanbul), „Tuna’dan Toroslar’a” , joint concert with Erdal Salikoglu, the founder and president of the Hungarian Cultural and Friendship Society in Istanbul.
- Morocco (Rabat), joint concert with the Hungarian-Moroccan pianist Marouan Benabdallah organised by the Hungarian Embassy in Rabat
- Morocco (Fez), performance at the Festival de Fès des musiques sacrées du monde
2014
- MOM Cultural Centre- mini-concert and joint performance with Hungarian and Turkish artists organised by the Turkish Cultural Centre
- Research Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the book presentation of „Kyrgyz folk music” of the folk music researcher János Sipos
- Budapest, Brody Studios, concert within the framework of the Silk Road Festival
- Uránia Movie Theatre, performance at the opening of the 4th World Meeting
- SYMA Event and Congress Centre, 4th Hungarian World Meeting, GLOBAL VILLAGE “From 1000 throats” One of the performers of the 10 most popular Hungarian folk songs is Majda Mária Guessous
- Turkish Cultural Centre, Coffeehouse nights: interview with Majda Mária Guessous, Tamás Kobzos Kiss, János Sipos, Balázs Sudár
- Turkish Cultural Centre: joint concert with the Turkish pianist Başak Dilara Özdemir
- Cultural Centre of India, solo concert
- Óbudai Társaskör- The Day of Hungarian Song: joint performance with Tamás Kobzos Kiss
- National Gallery, concert within the framework of the Ars Sacra Festival, Meshinda
- Hungarian House (Magyarság Háza), performance at the joint literary and music night of the Balassi Institute and the Hungarian-Turkish Friendship Society and Association.
- Performance at the Award Ceremony of the 5th District Social Work Prize
- With mind, heart, art” MUS-E thought-evoking round-table discussion with Tamás Vekerdy, Enrique Baron Crespo, Gábor Zsámbéki and Andor Tímár. The discussion is followed by a concert featuring Majda Mária Guessous and her band
- VárMező Gallery, mini-concert Gerzson Dávid Boros at the exhibition opening of the Uzbek painter Said Shamirbaev
- USA (New York), at the Consulate General of Hungary, solo concert
- France (Paris), Notre-Dame du Liban – joint large-scale concert with the Choir of Sorbonne University
- Turkey (Kayseri), Erciyes University – solo concert
- Turkey (Nevşehir), University of Nevşehir – solo concert
- Turkey (Istanbul), joint concert of Erdal Şalikoğlu, Ferda Ereren, Sevinç Ereren and the Guessous Mesi Trió
- Italy (Milan), The festival „La Musica dei Cieli”- joint concert with the tenor saxophone player Dimitri Grechi Espinoza
2013
- Sopron, Liszt Centre – joint concert with Kórus Spontánusz and the Capella Savaria
- Kapolcs, Palya- udvar, joint concert of Majda Mária Guessous and Gerzson Dávid Boros
- Festival of Folk Arts, performance alongside Príma Band
- Farewell to Summer concert in Leányfalu: Majda Mária Guessous, Alexandra Berta and Gerzson Dávid Boros
- Fonó, „Fonó 18” - Guessous Mesi Trió as support band for Bea Palya Sephardic Trio
- Liszt Academy – performance at the concert „Folk Music Department live”
- Budapest, Turkish Cultural Centre – record presentation of „GladMesh”
- Budapest, 10th anniversary gala evening of the Vodafone Hungary Foundation, joint performance of the MUS-E artist, Majda Mária Guessous alongside the pupils of the Mihály Vörösmarty Primary School
- India Day at the Budapest University of Technology, concert given by Meshinda
- Patyolat, concert given to celebrate Szabolcs Szőke’s 65th birthday
- USA (Boston MA) - Follen Church Society – solo concert
- USA (New York City), DROM – solo concert
- USA (Pittsburgh PA), First Hungarian Reformed Church – solo concert
- Canada (Toronto Ont), Parameter Klub – solo concert
- USA (Washington DC), Hungarian Embassy – solo concert
- USA (Los Angeles CA), Hungarian House – solo concert
- USA (San Diego CA), Hall of Nations – solo concert
2012
- Palace of Arts, Festival Theatre- „All about the Song” matinee show. Among others, featuring Majda Mária Guessous. Host: Gergely Fazekas.
- Székesfehérvár, László Hermann Music School and Music Secondary School – record presentation of Rainbow Bridge
- Kecskemét, House of Science & Technology – concert at the World Music Get Together
- Győr National Theatre, MUS-E Benefit Gala Concert -
„Voices for the future”, joint performance with the Haitian singer Marlene Dorcena and the Moroccan singer Said Tichiti - Pécs, Zsolnay Cultural Quarter – solo concert
- Research Institute for Musicology – performance at the book presentation of Lujza Tari’s Bartók's Collection of Hungarian Instrumental Folk Music
- Esztergom, „Of the faith and soul, in Hungarian and in Turkish”- solo concert in the Museum of Christian Art
- Szentes, joint concert with Csaba Tóth Bagi’s ensemble, Balkan Union and the Italian jazz accordionist Fausto Beccalossi
- Dürer Garden - Mű-Hely: joint concert with Szabolcs Szőke
- Concerts for Mother and Baby Homes, commissioned by the Liszt Academy
- Piliscsaba, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities, conference performance
- Timisoara, National Theatre- joint concert with the ensemble Balkan Union, guest artists: Trilok Gurtu, Mike Stern
- Cluj Napoca, National Theatre- joint concert with the ensemble Balkan Union, guest artists: Trilok Gurtu, Mike Stern
- Szeged, National Theatre- joint concert with the ensemble Balkan Union, guest artists: Trilok Gurtu, Mike Stern
- Joint concert with the Hungarian folk band Folkembassy
- Spain (Granada), 61st Granada International Festival of Music and Dance (FEX) – solo concert in the courtyard of the Town Hall
Awards and honors:
- 2011: Junior Prima Award
- 2011: Folkbeats talent show – 1st prize
- 2007: Musician of the Year award at the Debrecen, Zoltán Kodály Secondary School of Music and Music School
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Contact:
guessousmes[at]gmail.com