composer, conductor
Born in 1967 in Budapest. Studied composing at the Béla Bartók Secondary Music School with Miklós Kocsár and graduated from the Franz Liszt Music Academy as pupil of József Soproni. Took his degree in conducting after studies with Ervin Lukács. Since 1990 has been conductor of the Orchestra of the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard. 1991-95 worked as solo repetiteur at the Hungarian State Opera. He conducted "West Side Story" at Vígszínház/Budapest and "Blood Viennese" on the tour of Stadttheater Hannover.
As conductor of the Finance Guard Symphonic Band he participated actively in the development of the ensemble. Recently the orchestra achieved a significant place in wind music. There are pieces of different genres on their repertoire like traditional marches, transcriptions of symphonic works, operas and operettas, light music and contemporary works of Hungarian, European and American composers.
They regularly play at important concert halls of Budapest like Vigadó, Duna Palace, the Operetta Theatre and the Hungarian Broadcast performing works of well-known contemporary composers like Alfred Reed, John Williams, Johan de Meij, Frigyes Hidas, Kamilló Lendvay or László Dubrovay. Outstanding vocal and dancer-soloists of the State Opera House and Operetta Theatre take part in their concerts.
4 CDs were issued with the orchestra containing the "Hymn and March
of the World Customs Organization" which was composed by Kapi-Horváth.
He writes several compositions and arrangements for them to be broadcast
by Bartók Radio Channel.
He teaches wind music history and score reading at the Budapest
Teachers' Training College of the Liszt Music University. As presidency
member of the Union of Hungarian Wind Music he took courses in
conducting.
As music leader and harpsichord player of the "Allegro" Ensemble
he is engaged in Baroque music, too. Instrumentalists and singers
often ask him for accompaniment at the piano. Since 1993 he has been
the accompanist of soprano Laura Faragó. They perform a representative
selection "From Centuries of the Hungarian Song" on CD.
His small works for children learning to play the piano were published
by Marianne Teöke even in Japan. Music school pupils are successful
in playing these pieces in national competitions.
In 2002 Kapi-Horváth won the "Kodály" state music scholarship and presented himself at an evening of his music in Budapest.
He is member of the Hungarian Composers' Union.
Prize-winner pieces:
• Flux (2. prize, Gödöllő Agricultural College)
• March of the Finance Guard (1. prize, 1993)
• Puff.the Train Goes On (1.prize shared, 1996)
• Százhalombatta March (1.prize, 1998)
• Kispest Festive Song (special award, 1999)
• March in the Memory of Kossuth (nave prize, 2002)
• Kossuth Songs (prize of Hungarian Comp. Union, 2002)