Index – Culture – They are this year’s Kossuth

“Our survival is not self-evident, so we had to do it and we must do it, with the tools of the law, the achievements of culture, the results of science,” stressed the President of the Republic Tamás Sulyok at the Kossuth and Széchenyi awards and the Hungarian Order of Merit, which were awarded on the occasion of the March 15 national holiday. – at the awards ceremony on Thursday in the Parliament.

“”Stand up Hungarian” is not a simple cry, but a continuous, centuries-long imperative, a command to win rights and freedom in times of loss of rights and oppression,” said the President of the Republic, who put it this way: “in a special way, we Hungarians are fighting in the meantime, we have become big and world famous. Arranging ourselves defiantly in rows, we became our own protective walls even when our bastions had already been knocked down”.

Praising the awardees, he highlighted: “those whom the nation today assures of its deep appreciation, they have turned from cultivators of culture and science into its expanders, adding to the European and universal human treasury with admirable effectiveness.”

Kossuth prize winners

He received the Kossuth Grand Prize:

PÉTER EÖTVÖS Honored with the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, Kossuth Prize-winning composer, conductor, music pedagogue, his art enriches the opera literature with outstanding works in addition to various instrumental genres, his work as a conductor increases the international status of Hungarian classical music and is exemplary in the interpretation of contemporary music, epoch-making in recognition of his significant life work.

Received the Kossuth Award:

• GÁBOR BRETZ Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning opera singer, meritorious artist, private singer of the Hungarian State Opera House, highly appreciated in the international opera world and outstandingly successful as a concert singer, his singing art, his easy character formations and rich style of performance, his performance art reinforces the good reputation of Hungarian classical music and continues its noble traditions in recognition of;
• FERENC CAKÓ is a graphic artist, animation film director, excellent and worthy artist, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, in recognition of his art that enriches Hungarian culture with his unique sand animation films and performances that provide a unique theatrical experience;
• LESLIE MANDOKI, musician, music producer, founder, owner-manager of Mandoki Soulmates and Red Rock Studios, in recognition of her professional performances in the genres of rock, pop, jazz and fusion jazz, which have been very popular for decades;
• SALAMIN FERENC Ybl Miklós Prize-winning architect, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, in recognition of his design work that matures the masterpieces of organic regional architecture serving the continuation of tradition;
• MIKLÓS SZŐCS TUI Mihály Munkácsy Prize-winning sculptor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, in recognition of his works reflecting deep spirituality, moving on the frontiers of autonomous sculpture, applied toy making and furniture art, created by unusual processing of the noblest types of wood;
• GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning violinist, conductor, meritorious artist, in recognition of his art enriching Hungarian classical music with his first-rate work as a conductor in addition to his decades of inspiring activity as a performer and chamber artist;
• LÁSZLÓ TOLCSVAY Erkel Ferenc Prize-winning composer, performer, co-founder of the Tolcsvay Trio, as an outstanding individual of the beat generation of the sixties, as a member of the Tolcsvay Trio and Fonógráf ensembles, and as the composer of the Hungarian Mass, the Gospel of Mary and the National Song, he uniquely shaped Hungarian music culture and in recognition of his enriching performing arts work;
• TRILL ZSOLT Jászai Mari award-winning actor, excellent and worthy artist, in recognition of his portrayals of both dramatic and comedic characters with exemplary authenticity, his unforgettable performances in outstandingly successful plays and his valuable work as a film actor;
• GYÖRGY VASHEGYI, Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning conductor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, former president, his internationally significant conducting activity, especially his unique artistic work in the Hungarian interpretation of the genre of early music, his value-creating activities as the founding leader of the Purcell Choir and the Orfeo Orchestra, as well as the artistic in recognition of his decisive work in public life;
• ANDRÁS József Attila Prize-winning writer, dramatist, in recognition of his valuable dramaturgical activity and art of writing, especially his masterpiece, The Expulsion, which asserts the power of love lived in faith amid the humiliations of the dictatorship, the unshakable human support and the preservation of Hungarian identity, for example;
• ZS. VINCZE ZSUZSANNA Gyula Harangozó award-winning dancer, choreographer, meritorious artist, in recognition of her decades-long work as a choreographer and costume designer, dedicated to the authentic staging of Hungarian folk dance art and the preservation of its formal language.

He received a shared Kossuth award:

• LÁSZLÓ HEIGL, Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning performer, member of the Mistrál ensemble,
• HEINCZINGER MIKLÓS Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning performer, founding member of the Misztrál ensemble,
• GÁBOR PUSZTAI, Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning performer, member of the Mistrál ensemble,
• TÁMÁS TÓBISZ TINELLI, Ferenc Liszt Prize-winning performer, founding member of the Misztrál ensemble,
• MÁTÉ TÖRÖK, Ferenc Liszt Award-winning performer, founding member of the Mistrál ensemble,

in recognition of their valuable and versatile artistic activity that enriches Hungarian musical culture by setting the poems of Hungarian and foreign poets to music in a high-quality and original soundscape.

Széchenyi award winners

He received the Széchenyi Award:

• MIHÁLY BIHARI, lawyer, doctor of political science, professor emeritus, former president of the Constitutional Court, in recognition of his outstanding role in the foundation of Hungarian political science education, as well as his significant scientific, educational and educational activities;
• Historian HERMANN RÓBERT, Ph.D. of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, university professor, in recognition of his scientific career enriching international history, his exemplary professional foundation and high-quality research and teaching activities for several decades;
• JÓZSA JÁNOS BALÁZS hydraulic engineering engineer, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, rector emeritus, university professor, in recognition of his internationally significant research results in the field of water science, as well as his outstanding work as an educational and scientific organizer, as well as his school-creating activities in the education of young researchers;
• LÁSZLÓ DEZSő KORINEK LÁSZLÓ criminologist, policing scientist, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus, in recognition of his professional work of decisive importance in the field of policing, his exemplary teaching and education organizers, and his diverse social activities;
• MADAS EDIT literary and cultural historian, medievalist, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, retired university professor, his decisive achievements in the field of historical investigation and cataloging of codices, early Hungarian writing and the history of Latinity, in addition to the lives of the saints and those who died in the name of holiness, in recognition of his outstanding research in the field of sermon literature;
• ISTVÁN PÁVAI, Martin György and Bence Szabolcsi award-winning folk music researcher, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of Hungarian instrumental folk music research, his exemplary professional activity that also serves to introduce traditional folk culture;
• SIMON ISTVÁN, biophysicist, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, research professor emeritus, in recognition of his research activity in the field of protein science, which is highly valued worldwide, as well as his school-creating teaching and scientific public activity;
• GÁBOR SZABÓ physicist, regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, rector and professor emeritus, in recognition of his school-creating laser physics research, as well as his decisive activity in the field of building international relations and scientific collaborations in Hungarian higher education;
• Pathologist JÓZSEF TÍMÁR, doctor of medicine, retired university professor, in recognition of his valuable scientific career, especially his unique professional activity in the field of research exploring the molecular basis of tumor metastasis and the development of new therapies based on them;
• MIKLÓS ZRÍNYI, chemist, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus, in recognition of his valuable scientific career, the creation of the discipline of gel systems that can be controlled by magnetic nanoparticles, his achievements in the research of polymer gels, his activities as a researcher, university lecturer and professional public life in the establishment of wide-ranging international collaborations.