About

Kornel Thomas is an award-winning conductor and composer. Most recent awards include 4th Lawson-May Award for composition at the Solent Music Festival, the 2024 International Clarinet Association New Music Composition Competition Solo Category award, 2nd Prize in composition at the 2023 5th Zodiac International Music Competition and 2nd Prize at the 2022 Bartok World Competition in Composition.

His compositions range from exploring the complex intricacies of mental health to tackling the urgent and critical challenges posed by climate change. By incorporating a diverse range of musical genres, his aim is to connect with a wide spectrum of music enthusiasts, encompassing various tastes and preferences.

His guest conducting has brought him to many professional ensembles around Europe and the United States. Highlights include working with the Hungarian State Opera and Ballet, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, and ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He enjoyed a fruitful tenure as assistant conductor of Savaria Symphony Orchestra from 2017-2020.

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Featured Composition

Saxophone Concerto - for alto saxophone, bass drum, and strings

World Premiere performed by Bence Szepesi- saxophone, Kornel Thomas- conductor, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok