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Commisioned by the municipality of Debrecen. Balázs Kecskés D. (b. 1993) is doctoral student at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and teaches composition at the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music in Budapest. In 2014, commissioned by the Liszt Academy, he composed an opera scene entitled Szonya, that was premiered in the Georg Solti Chamber Hall of the Liszt Academy. He has participated at several competitions with success, and his compositions have been performed by leading ensembles such as the Hungarian Radio Orchestra and Choir, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, the Danubia Orchestra and the Budapest Concerto Symphony Orchestra. In 2018, he received the American Garth NewelAward for his Piano Quartet, selected from ninety entries from all over the world.