This year's Prima Primissima Awards

Sándor Csányi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Prima Primissima Foundation, Chairman and CEO of OTP Bank Nyrt., will address the Prima Primissima Awards Gala at Müpa Budapest on 2 December 2022. MTI/Szigetváry Zsolt

The Prima Primissima Awards in ten categories and the Audience Award were handed over on Friday evening at Müpa Budapest.

The winners of this year's Prima Primissima Award are: Péter Sugár architect, university professor; Ritta Hager textile artist; Károly Härtlein, master instructor; László Lovász, mathematician; the Bartók Radio; Csaba Hegedüs, Olympic champion wrestler, master coach; Gyula Kovács, forester, keeper of the old Hungarian fruit varieties; Péter Dobai poet, writer, dramaturg; András Keller violinist, conductor; László Gálffi is an actor and Krisztina Hadas is a television journalist, editor and reporter.

Based on the information provided by the organisers, a short portrait of the winners and a description of their activities are presented below:

Péter Sugár architect, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1980, and from the Master's School in 1986. Ybl-, Pro Architectura and two-time Budapest Architectural Award-winning architect, OREMUS from Tolcsva, Sauska winery from Villány, Lánchíd 19 Design Hotel, the reception building of Graphisoft Park, cultural utilization of the monument synagogue in Balatonfüred, designer of the memorial wall in Dohány Street. His teaching and research fields are identity, context and ornamentation, social and community building, which he puts into practice with his students. He is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts (SZIMA) and has been teaching at BME for 20 years. In 2021, he received the architects’ fair play award, the Iván Kotsis Medal.

Ritta Hager textile artist After graduating from the National Hungarian School of Applied Arts in 1949, he worked as a costume painter at the Opera House. From the very beginning, his work was determined by batiking, knotted, individual techniques, and tapestry weaving. On her upholstery, spatial textiles and minitextiles, she processes spiritual and sacred themes with warm colours, emphasis on light, diverse materials and individual weaving techniques. He received state and church orders in Hungary and abroad to decorate the interiors of public buildings and churches. He received the Kossuth Prize and the Artist of the Nation title, and is a member of the SZIMA and the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA).

Károly Härtlein master instructor In 1980 he graduated from the Donát Bánki Technical College of Mechanical Engineering, first as a manufacturing technologist-engineer, then as a mechanical engineer-teacher. In 1990, he received a Physics Teacher's Degree from ELTE, and since then he has led the Demonstration Laboratory of the Institute of Physics of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He taught hundreds of experimental physics classes to students and teachers, even beyond our borders. One of the leaders of the skeptical movement. In 2005, at his suggestion, the first Researchers' Night was held at the Institute of Physics of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He has appeared on many television programs promoting physics, the most successful of which was the series Brutal Physics.

László Lovász mathematician He graduated from Eötvös Loránd University in 1971. Thanks to the work of the Széchenyi Grand Prize-winning mathematician János Bolyai, theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics became central areas of modern mathematics. He mainly deals with combinatorics and computer science. The Abel, Kyoto and Wolf Prize-winning scientist, awarded with the Order of St. Stephen and the Corvin Chain, is a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and the American National Academy of Science. He was President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2014 to 2020. He is the author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications and ten books.

A the Bartók Radio Its mission is to provide high-quality and meaningful entertainment and music education. The aim of the public service radio is to transmit and create cultural values for as wide an audience as possible, as well as to serve and document the Hungarian musical life. It became an independent channel in 1973 and took the name of Béla Bartók 35 years ago, in 1987. It preserves its noble traditions and maintains a close relationship with the prestigious Hungarian music workshops. It broadcasts concerts and operas live and recorded from Hungary and around the world, supports Hungarian contemporary music and organizes talented young musicians and studio concerts. It is characterized by genre diversity. His slogan: More than classic.

Csaba Hegedüs Olympic champion wrestler, master coach started wrestling in Sárvár in 1956. In 1967 he moved to Vasas from Szombathely. In 1971, he won the World Championship in Sofia with two wins. He's a nickname for Tus. He was voted the best wrestler in the world, the Athlete of the Year at home. In 1972 he won the 100th Olympic gold medal in Hungarian sport in Munich. He is a double European champion. In 1979, he was named the best coach in the world. From 1992 he was president of the Hungarian Association for 23 years, today he is honorary president. In 2001, he founded Mr. Tus-sports school, today the professional manager of the Kozma Academy. He was a member of the presidency of the International Federation and was elected to the Hall of Fame as a legend.

Gyula Kovács, forester, The keeper of the old Hungarian fruit varieties started to deal with the traditions and culture of his homeland, Göcsej, from the 1980s. He became acquainted with the orchards of the region and decided to try to save this heritage. Over time, he extended his research to the Hungarian-populated areas of the Carpathian Basin. Wherever he went, he gathered the old varieties and shared the grafts of the trees with those who lived there. This is how the success story of the fairy gardens began. Over the past decades, with the help of his family and many people of good will, hundreds of fairy gardens have been established, and the Génbank of Pórszombat, with thousands of varieties of fruit, is the largest collection in Europe, which preserves the legacy of a people.

Péter Dobai poet, writer, dramaturg In his first volume of poetry, Riding Out of an Autumn Fortress, he wrote an avant-garde poetry of rebellion. His poems are characterized by objectivity and a duality of temper. He started out as a poet, then switched to prose. His novels and novels are about everyday life, and in his parabolic novels and film scenarios he portrays history. The best-known of his novels is Lavina, Colonel of the Empire, Wilderness. 1970-94 worked at MAFILM as an assistant director, then as a dramaturg and screenwriter. He has written scripts for major films such as Mephisto and Colonel Redl. The Kossuth and József Attila Prize winner writer is an artist of the nation and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

András Keller violinist, He began playing the violin at the age of seven and was admitted to the Academy of Music at the age of 14. In 1983, he won the Hubay Violin Concerto, then, at the invitation of János Ferencsik, he became concertmaster of the State Concert Orchestra and soloist of the National Philharmonic. Between 1984 and 1991 he was the concert master of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. In 1987, he founded the Keller Quartet, which won two of the world's most important string quartet competitions in 1990. He made his debut as a conductor at the Orchestre di Padova e Veneto in 2003. Since 2007 he has been Music Director of Concerto Budapest, Professor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and holder of the International Bartók Chair. The worthy artist, who has won the Kossuth, Liszt and Bartók-Pásztory awards, has received 65 international awards worldwide.

László Gálffi, actor He graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in 1975. He first joined the Comedy Theatre, and has been a member of the Örkény István Theatre since 2004. He taught in college for a decade and a half. He played the leading roles of Equus and Amadeus. Richard and II. It's King Edward. He appeared as Jago and in the title roles of Bánk bán and Faust. He was seen by the audience in Kangaroo, Colonel Redl, Heart of the Tyrant and Afterlife. In 1983, the international Wagner film II. He also played Louis. The Kossuth, Mari Jászai and Antal Páger award-winning artist is also a member of the Society of Immortals and the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts. He assembles his roles from small, subtle gestures, and shapes his characters with elaborate psychological authenticity.

Krisztina Hadas TV journalist, editor, reporter He graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 1999 as a television editor and broadcast director. He started his career at Hungarian Radio in 1992, and his television career began two years later at Hungarian Television. Since 1997 he has been working in the field of commercial television. Among other things, he is the author of the series of documents entitled "Real Emergency" presenting Hungarian health care. In 2012, she published her first book, Diary of an Imperfect Mother. In her book Motherhood, she writes about the difficulties, failures and most beautiful moments of motherhood. In his television series "Jön a baba" (The Baby Comes), which has been running since 2013, he presents the diverse lives of families from expecting a baby to giving birth to the next few months.