Miklós Perényi

cellist
Budapest, 5 January 1948
Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)

overnmental award

Awarded by national government to recognize achievements of public, national significance.

An award established and granted by central government authorities.



The highest musical award granted by the Hungarian state in recognition of outstanding musical and performing arts achievements.



State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).



The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.



One of the most prestigious Hungarian state awards for the arts. The recipient is entitled to the title “Outstanding Artist of Hungary” (short: “Outstanding Artist”). Only those who already hold the Meritorious Artist award and have held it for at least five years are eligible.



One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.



The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.



The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.