Dr. Balint Karosi has been Cantor and Director of Music, Classical, at Saint Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan since 2015. After winning the 2008 Bach Prize in Leipzig, Balint has been in demand as a recitalist and clinician worldwide, known for the interpretation of Bach’s music and his Baroque-style improvisations. His recording portfolio includes three albums by Hungaroton, including his original orchestral works, and thirteen albums of the complete works for organ by J. S. Bach. Balint has recently joined the faculty of the Organ Department at the University of Michigan, where he is teaching organ literature, church music and improvisation.

Dr. Karosi’s compositions include the reconstruction of Bach’s lost St Mark’s Passion BWV 247, five organ concerti, two one-act operas, cantatas, choral, orchestral, and instrumental works. His eight volumes of organ works are published by the Leupold Foundation. His Toccata in Memory of Bartók was the compulsory work for the 2022 NYACOP competition, his Kodály Triptych won the first prize of the Hungarian Philharmonia’s 2022 composition competition, and, in 2023, his organ concerto Syöjätär was awarded the Kaija Saarijaho prize and the prize of the Finnish National Composer Award in Helsinki, Finland. His works have been performed by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Spectrum Symphony, Musicians Libres, Anima Musica, the Hungarian Philharmonia Orchestra, and the National Philarmonic Orchestra.

Bálint has studied at the Liszt Academy in his native Budapest, Hungary, the Conservatoire Superieure in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. He earned his DMA in composition at the Yale School of Music in 2017

Ángel Montero Herrero (Madrid, 1989). Profesor titular de Órgano del Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Arturo Soria” de Madrid y organista titular de la Catedral de Segovia. Junto a su labor docente, desarrolla una intensa actividad como organista y continuista dentro de diferentes conjuntos instrumentales y vocales. Ha ofrecido conciertos en numerosos lugares de España, así como en Alemania, Italia, Suiza, Francia y Marruecos. Cursó los estudios de Grado Superior de Órgano en Madrid (Centro Superior Katarina Gurska, 2012-2016) con el profesor Roberto Fresco, obteniendo Matrícula de Honor Fin de Carrera, así como estudios de Máster de Interpretación Musical de Órgano en Múnich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, 2016-2018) con el profesor Bernhard Haas. Ha ampliado su formación asistiendo a diferentes cursos y clases magistrales en España, Holanda, Alemania y Dinamarca, con destacados maestros del panorama internacional. Primer Premio del IV Concurso Nacional de Jóvenes Intérpretes “Iohannes Baptista Cabanilles” 2017, de la ciudad de Algemesí. Premio Andrés Segovia – José Miguel Ruiz Morales 2010 en las jornadas de “Música en Compostela”. Es el el presidente de la Asociación “Correa de Arauxo” de Amigos del Órgano de Segovia , así como el coordinador del Curso Internacional de Órgano del Festival MUSEG de Segovia. Lleva a cabo, además, una acción divulgativa del instrumento y su repertorio dentro de otras instituciones de Castilla y León y Madrid, dedicadas a estos propósitos.

https://www.angelmonteroherrero.com

Ángel Montero Herrero (Madrid, Spain, 1989) is Organ Professor at Madrid Conservatory and Main Organist at the Segovia Cathedral. In 2016 he was awarded with the highest grades in his Organ Bachelor studies, done in Madrid (Centro Superior Katarina Gurska) with the Prof. Roberto Fresco. He studied also Improvisation and Continuo with Prof. Monica Melcova, Prof. Daniel Oyarzabal and Prof. Jorge García. From 2016 to 2018 he studied a Master of Music Performance with Prof. Bernhard Haas at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (Germany). In 2017 he was awarded with the 1^st prize at the Spanish Organ Competition “Iohannes Baptista Cabanilles” in Algemesí (Valencia). In 2010 he received the prize “Andres Segovia-José Miguel Ruiz Morales” during the Música en Compostela International Courses. He has attended to many Organ Courses and Masterclasses around Europe, with professors like Montserrat Torrent, Jacques van Oortmerssen, Michael Radulescu, Pieter van Dijk, Hans Davidsson, Byne Bryndorff, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Edoardo Belloti, etc. Since 2006 he is invited to play concerts in many places of Spain, as well as in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France and Morocco. Since 2016 he is artistic director of the ‘Correa de Arauxo’ Association in Segovia, where he organized Organ Festivals around the historical organs from the city.