In recognition of his outstanding artistic value-creating work in the field of Hungarian national culture and artistic creation, Domonkos Héja, Chief Music Director of the MRME, has been awarded the Meritorious Artist of Hungary Award!
Domonkos Héja, a Ferenc Liszt Award-winning conductor, also received the Meritorious Artist of Hungary Award at the presentation of state recognitions and artistic awards on March 15, 2026, at Pesti Vigadó.
From 2005 to 2012, Domonkos Héja was the principal conductor of the Chemnitz Opera, from 2011 to 2013 he served as chief music director and principal conductor of the Hungarian State Opera, and from 2015 he worked as the general music director (GMD) of the Staatstheater Augsburg. He is a frequent guest artist with, among others, the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice, the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, and he is also a regular guest on the conductor’s podium at Müpa Budapest. The Liszt Award, Meritorious Artist of Hungary Award, Gundel Arts Award, and Junior Prima Award-winning conductor has been the Chief Music Director of the Hungarian Radio Art Groups (MRME) since 2025.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Domonkos Héja, Chief Music Director of HRSO!