Skip to main content
Intellect

Guest organist Andras Viragh in recital at BYU Oct. 1

Guest organist Andras Viragh will present a free organ recital Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall at Brigham Young University.

Viragh's concert will feature music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Franz Liszt, Zoltan Kodaly and Cesar Franck.

The Hungarian organist was trained at the Royal Conservatory in Liege, Belgium, and earned degrees at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music in Budapest.

Viragh is the music director and organist at the Old City Parish Church in Budapest, as well as the choirmaster at the Kapisztran Choir of Orszaguti Francisan Church.

He is a regular soloist in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Budapest and has given solo performances in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United States.

Writer: Rachel Sego

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

Learning to write in the Age of AI: BYU professor offers optimistic advice for educators

August 31, 2026
In a Q&A, BYU English professor and coordinator of University Writing Meridith Reed shares how educators can still teach students how to write well while navigating the impact of AI.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Cougs Care returns with expanded service opportunities for 2026 BYU football season

August 20, 2026
BYU fans and alumni will serve communities at home and on the road through food, literacy and sports equipment drives supporting local nonprofit organizations.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

New Utah law protects student privacy after BYU research found K-12 apps were collecting and sharing data

August 18, 2026
In an August 2025 investigation report prepared for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), BYU information systems professors Mark Keith and Justin Giboney found major leaks in student digital footprints. Such privacy violations leave children vulnerable to unauthorized profiling, commercial exploitation, and safety concerns, including potential exposure to harmful online content.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=