Kati Agocs

“One of the brightest stars in her generation of composers” (Audiophile Audition), Kati Agócs writes music that is heard with increasing regularity across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Her diverse and growing body of work is hailed for merging sensuous allure with lapidary rigor and delivers a searing emotional impact. The Boston Globe has praised its elegance, citing “music of fluidity and austere beauty” with “a visceral intensity of expression.” The New York Times has characterized her chamber music as “striking” and her vocal music as possessing “an almost nineteenth-century naturalness.” Gramophone Magazine has praised the “penetrating individuality” of her music, calling it an “iridescent wonder.” A recent Guggenheim Fellow, she is also a winner of the prestigious Arts and Letters Award, the lifetime achievement award in music composition from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a 2017 Juno Award nominee for Classical Composition of the Year.

Versprechen (Promise)

"Kati Agócs's Verprechen (Promise) reimagines a Bach chorale using the sort of variations on note sequences favoured by Serialist composers. This is beautifully varied, highly textured writing..." -Musical Toronto

2019-06-13T04:32:10-04:00Instrumentation Solo Cello|Work Type

Cello Duet

Commissioned by the Orchestra of Saint Luke's (New York) for their Second Helpings Series 'Notable Women Festival', curated by Joan Tower, in 2007.

2019-06-13T04:35:25-04:00Instrumentation Two Cellos|Work Type

Saint Elizabeth Bells

Saint Elizabeth Bells takes its inspiration from bell sounds of the Saint Elizabeth Cathedral in central Budapest. The cathedral is named after Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a Catholic saint who [...]

2019-06-13T04:35:12-04:00Instrumentation Cello and Cimbalom|Work Type
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