Judit Rajk

Church Music Department, Kodály Institute

Classical Singing, Early Baroque Liturgical Songs, Voice Production Techniques

Academic degree, university position: DLA, Professor at the Church Music Department and at the International Kodaly Institute

Studies:
1985-87: Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Humanities, Budapest – Studies of English and Russian linguistics
1987-93: Franz Liszt University of Music, Budapest – Vocal studies
1993: Franz Liszt University of Music, Budapest – Diploma in Voice and Vocal Teaching
1994- Private voice studies with Prof. Margit Kaposy
2002-2009: Doctor of Music Program at the Franz Liszt University
of Music, Budapest
2009: Doctorate Degree (DLA in honor "summa cum laude" ("with highest honor") Thesis: The Features of the 19th-Century Russian Romance Reflected through the Lyric Poetry of Pushkin

Teaching experiences:
1993-96: "Teatrum" School of Theatre, Budapest – Voice Training Teacher
1994-98: Merlin Theatre, Budapest – Merlin Drama Studio – Voice Training Teacher
1995-2001: Weiner Leó Secondary Music School, Budapest – – Solo Singing Teacher
2001-2002: Shakespeare School of Theatre, Budapest – Voice Training Teacher
2003- Franz Liszt University of Music, Budapest – Professor in Solo Singing at the Church Music Department
2013- International Kodály Institute – Associate Professor in Solo Singing

Related Professional Experiences:
2009- Artistic Director of FUGA Classical Concerts at FUGA in Budapest
1998- Member of the Board of the European Cultural Foundation Budapest
2009- Head of the Board of the European Cultural Foundation Budapest

Concerts:
http://juditrajk.com/schedule-6.html

Recordings:

Stolen Time / Ellopott idő
Orchestral Songs and Monodies by Hungarian Composers:
Zoltán Kodály, Zoltán Jeney, Barnabás Dukay and Máté Balogh
Judit Rajk, Budapest Strings conducted by Alessandro Cedrone
℗ 2020 HUNGAROTON RECORDS

Katarzyna Brochocka / Unquiet Heart Katarzyna Brochocka: Chamber Music (Three Songs after the poems by J. Joyce)

Rajk (voice), Klara Wośkowiak (harp), Karol Kowal (double bass) ℗ 2025 CDACCORD (ACD349)

O Ignee Spiritus

Chemin Neuf - Judit Rajk (voice), Gábor Gadó (jazz guitar) Ditta Rohmann, Tamás Zétényi (cello) ℗ 2024 BMC Records

FUGA10 CentriFUGA Contemporary Music Workshop
Vocal Music by Máté Balogh, Csanád Kedves and Ákos Zarándy and others
Judit Rajk and chamber partners ℗ 2020 FUGAconcerts

Late Songs of Franz Liszt: Le Crucifix I-II-III, Sancta Caecilia
Dvorák: Biblical Songs, op. 99
with András Wilheim – piano
℗ 2013 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest

Gyula Fekete: Roman Fever - opera (Hungaroton, HCD31914, Classic, 2000)
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 (Hungaroton, HCD32307, 2000)
Allen Brings: Three Sonnets from the Portuguese for contralto, violin & bassoon (Spectra, 2009)
Orientale Lumen II - with the Saint Ephreme Male Choir (BMC, 2015)

Prizes, Awards:
2005, 2011, 2018: Artisjus-Prize – for performing new Hungarian contemporary music

Website: www.juditrajk.com

Contact: rajkjudit[at]gmail.com