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The Hungarian baritone, Krisztán Cser, was born into a family of musicians. He grew up in Szeged, Hungary, where he began his musical studies by playing the piano in his early childhood. After leaving high school, he graduated in physics at the University of Szeged in 2002 (Hungary). He began to work as a PdD student at the Institute of Biophysics of the Szeged Biological Research Centre. Simultaneously from 2002 to 2006, he studied solo singing at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Music, Hungary, where he began his vocal training with István Andrejcsik. In 2008, he obtained his diploma as an opera singer from Liszt Academy of Music. His Professor of solo singing was Éva Marton and he studied stage movement and acting with Balázs Kovalik. As a student he performed a role in the operatic performance of Elektra in the Hungarian State Opera. He also attended international master-classes with Éva Marton, Adrienne Csengery, Júlia Hamari, László Polgar, David Lutz, Alaistair Thomson and Ilona Adorján.
Krisztián Cser made his first professional appearance as an oratorio soloist in J.S. Bach’s Johannes-Passion (BWV 245). His repertoire includes a wide range of musical styles from early Baroque to contemporary music. Krisztián has worked with famous conductors as Pierre Cao, Péter Eötvös, Helmuth Rilling, Peter Schreier, Tibor Bogányi, Zsolt Hamar, Gábor Hollerung, Kirill Karabits, Zoltán Kocsis, Ádám Fischer, Iván Fischer, Zoltán Peskó, Muhai Tang, György Vashegyi and Tamás Vásáry. Krisztián regularly sings in concerts both in Hungary and abroad.
In 2004, Krisztián Cser was the winner of József Simándy Singing Competition. He was a finalist at Montserrat Caballe’s Singing Competition and was awarded a Special Prize at Geneva’s Competition. In 2007 he got the Annie Fischer scholarship. In 2010, he was awarded the Prize for the Hungarian Youth of March and in 2011 the scholarship of the Wagner Society.
In 2008, Krisztián Cser made his opera debut in Spoleto, Italy, as Don Magnifico, which role he also sang in Japan. In 2013 he played Bluebeard in Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle in China. The opera was perforemed for the first time in China on stage. Since 2008, he has been a member of the Hungarian State Opera. In 2016, on a European tournee (Southbank Center in London, Concertgebouw in Brugge, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus in Berlin) he sang the role of Sarastro in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer. In 2017 he is again invited to China as well for an International tournee together with the Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer.
Scholarships, prizes:
2014. Hungarian Silver Cross of Merit
2013. Mihály Székely
2011. Wagner Society Scholarship
2010. Prize for the Hungarian Youth of March
2008-2010. Hungarian State Opera Scholarship
2007. Annie Fischer Scholarship
2005. Albert Szentgyörgyi Scholarship
2003. ’Róbert Kovács Philharmony’ Scholarship
Competitions:
2009. Geneva - Special Prize
2008. Montserrat Caballé – finalist
2004. Erkel Aria and Song Competition – Special Prize
2004. 1st Esztergom International Oratorio Singing Competition – Special Prize
2004. 4th József Simándy Singing Competition 2nd Category – 1st Prize
2003. 1st Mária Gyurkovics Singing Competition - finalist |
