Judit Varga
Hungarian-born Judit Varga is a Vienna-based classical music composer, film composer, pianist, and university professor. She collaborates with renowned orchestras and ensembles from around the world, including Ensemble Modern, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Ensemble Kontrapunkte, and Riot Ensemble London.
She has composed music for over 30 theater performances and films. In 2013, 2014, and 2020, she was nominated by the Austrian Film Academy in the category of “Best Soundtrack“. Her films are showcased at the most prestigious international A-festivals.
In 2016, the Hungarian State Opera commissioned and premiered her opera Love in Budapest with great success. For her outstanding contributions to contemporary Hungarian music and Hungary's cultural life, she was awarded the Béla Bartók – Ditta Pásztory Prize in 2017. In 2022, Varga received the Outstanding Artist Award for her achievements in the field of music from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Since 2019, she has been a university professor of composition and media composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw).
She has composed music for over 30 theater performances and films. In 2013, 2014, and 2020, she was nominated by the Austrian Film Academy in the category of “Best Soundtrack“. Her films are showcased at the most prestigious international A-festivals.
In 2016, the Hungarian State Opera commissioned and premiered her opera Love in Budapest with great success. For her outstanding contributions to contemporary Hungarian music and Hungary's cultural life, she was awarded the Béla Bartók – Ditta Pásztory Prize in 2017. In 2022, Varga received the Outstanding Artist Award for her achievements in the field of music from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Since 2019, she has been a university professor of composition and media composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw).
Productions
Composition