Tímea Dragony

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Tímea Dragony (born 1976 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary) is a Hungarian composer.

As a girl, she was a member of the famous Cantemus children's choir, which travelled all over the world to give concerts and participate in competitions. After this she went to the secondary schools of music in Nyíregyháza and Debrecen to study the piano, musical theory and composition. In Debrecen she continued her studies at the College of Music where she added choir conducting to her curriculum. At the age of 20 she moved to Budapest and was accepted at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music to study composition with György Orbán. She also attended master classes with Gyula Fekete, Michael Jarrell, Johannes Kretz and Marco Stroppa in Hungary; Cristobal Halffter, Manfred Trojan, Mauricio Sotello and Tomas Marco in Spain; and Noel Lee in France.

Her works have been performed in many different countries. Her “Capriccio” for flute had its premiere in Rome and her flute piece “Extremas Emociones” was performed in Budapest, Frankfurt, Madrid and Leipzig. For her final exam at the Liszt Ferenc Academy she composed her “Violinconcerto” and the “Orchestral Songs based on Sonnets of William Shakespeare”, for this she graduated with Honours.

Currently she regularly tours Europe with an international group of musicians, dedicated to promoting her music, with which she is able to perform her new compositions. Her career is supported by the Académie Musicale de Villecroze.