Prof. Dr. Lakner Tamás DLA
Professor at University of Pécs
Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit
The most important professional successes:
1988 – Magyar Rádió Nívó Award for the best choral recordings of the year.
1988 – Concert in the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus.
1989 – Gold diploma and category win at the Budapest International Choir Competition.
1990 – Gold diploma and first place at the International Choir Competition held in Riva del Garda, Italy.
1991 - Two first prizes and a special prize for major in Karditsa, Greece.
1991 – Gold diploma and category win at the Budapest International Choir Competition.
1992 – Magyar Rádió Nívó Award for the best recordings of the year.
1992 – Category win at the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in Debrecen. Karnagyi special prize for the interpretation of Kodály's works.
1993 - II. prize at the International Schubert Choir Competition in Vienna.
1995 - II. award and folklore special award in Rome at the "Orlando di Lasso" International Choir Competition.
1996 - Category win at the "Guido di Arezzo" International Choir Competition in Arezzo.
1997 – Gold diploma and category win at the Budapest International Choir Competition.
1997 – III. prize in Appeldorn, the Netherlands.
1997 – 1st prize and special prize for the best performance of Kodály works at the 1st Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir Competition.
1998 – Concert tour in the USA (Arizona, California) and Canada (British Columbia).
1999 - 1st prize in Barcelona at the "People's Songs" International Choir Competition.
2000 - Concert tour in Germany and Wales.
2000 - Carl Orff: Camina Burana - Pécs, Liszt Hall.
2002 – Two first prizes at the Musica Mundi Choir Competition in Fivizzano, Italy.
2002 – International Kodály Society concert at the Academy of Music.
2003 - 1st prize in Cornwall, England, at the 1st European Choir Competition for Men's Choirs.
2003 – 1st prize at the 3rd Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir Competition.
2004 – Concert tour in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay).
2005 – Concert tour in Transylvania and the Highlands.
2006 – Olympic champion at the 4th Choir Olympics in Xiamen (China).
2006 – 1st prize and GRAND PRIZE at the 4th Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir Competition. Special prize for the best performance of Kodály works.
2008 – Olympic champion at the 5th Choir Olympiad in Graz.
2009 – Solo concert in the Mátyás Temple at the Budapest Spring Festival.
2010 – A concert of Kodály's works at the Conference of the American Association of Carnagos and 12 concerts in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
2010 – Concert in Vienna in the famous Musikvereinsaal.
2010 - János Vajda: Pannonii Carmen c. presentation of his work.
2011 – Concerts at the Tuscan Music Festival (Montecatini Therme, Pisa, Florence).
2012 - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana - Kodály Center, Pécs.
2012 – Concert in London, at the Royal Festival Hall.
2013 – 1st prize and Grand prize of the Istanbul International Choir Competition.
2014 - World Choir Competition - Beijing I. prize in the male choir category, II. prize in the Grand Prize competition.
2015 – Concerts at the Prague Summer Music Festival.
2016 – 10-day tour in China (Beijing, Shengjang, Shanghai, Xiamen, Minxi).
2017 – Representation of Hungary at the EUROVISION CHOIR OF THE YEAR event in Riga (Latvia).
2018 - 14th China International Choral Festival - Beijing (guest of honor as a member of the Festival's Artistic Committee).
2018 - International Choir Festival Lanzhou - China.
2018 – Concerts and shows in Argentina with the Béla Bartók Male Ensemble.
2019 – Concert tour (7 concerts) with the Béla Bartók Male Choir, China