Béni Csillag

Béni Csillag (1976) began his musical education at the age of 6 with violin lessons. After playing various instruments, he started his studies in choral and orchestral conducting at the Liszt Ferenc Academy in Budapest in 1995. In addition to these main subjects, Béni also studied music theory and music education. He completed his studies in 2001.

In 2003, Béni Csillag was selected for the Eric Ericson Masterclass in Haarlem, which was led by Hartmut Haenchen and Uwe Gronostay. For a week, Béni worked with the Dutch Chamber Choir and the Groot Omroepkoor. In June 2007, he was selected again, and this time the instructors were Simon Halsey and Robert Sund.

In 2004, he assisted Tonu Kaljuste in Vigevano, Italy, with the World Chamber Choir, an offshoot of the World Youth Choir, in which Béni had served as a singer for many years.

Since September 2005, Béni Csillag has been living in the Netherlands. He studied choral conducting at the Royal Conservatory under Jos van Veldhoven and Jos Vermunt. In September 2008, he graduated with honors and earned his Master's degree. He is the conductor of Consensus Vocalis and the Dutch Student Chamber Choir. He has performed concerts with the Dutch Chamber Choir and worked as a répétiteur with the Groot Omroepkoor, Cappella Amsterdam, and Chorwerk Ruhr. He has also served as a guest conductor with the Hungarian Radio Choir in his native city Budapest and the Slovenian Chamber Choir.