Levente Gyöngyösi (, born 1975, Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a Romanian-born Hungarian composer. He moved to Hungary in 1989, when he was 14.Kontrapunkt bio
Works, editions and recordings Opera A gólyakalifa (The Stork Caliph) after the novel of Mihály Babits. Hungarian State Opera, May 2005. Assumpta est Maria for mixed choirs Két keserû népdal ("two bitter folksongs") for mixed choir Salve Regina for soprano solo, female choir and two instruments Vanitatum vanitas for female chorus (2001) Missa Lux et Origo for female choirs (2004) Verkündigung ("Annunciation"), symphonic cycle in five movements (2003) oratorio Canticle of the Sun, Budapest Spring Festival (2004) Te lucis ante terminum Confitemini Domino for female choirs Dixit in corde suo for mixed choir and drum (2012) Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra. Composed for, premiered, and recorded by Peter Verhoyen (2022)
He also wrote 4 symphonies – the 3rd Symphony with soprano solo is named Birth; the 4th Symphony is named Az Illés szekerén ("On Elijah's Chariot", after a poem by Endre Ady) – and a Sinfonia Concertante for percussion group and orchestra.
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