Born: 1974, Budapest
Academic degree, university position:
DLA Habil., associate professor, head of the Piano Sub-Department;
college professor (University of Miskolc)
Studies:
1987–1992: Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music – professor: Gábor Eckhardt
1992–1998: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music - professor: György Nádor
2000–2003: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – Doctoral School
2007: DLA degree. Title of dissertation
2007: DLA degree
2025: habilitation
Teaching experiences:
1999-2004: Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music
From 1999: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Keyboard & Harp Department – piano main subject
From 2007: University of Miskolc, Bartók Béla Music Faculty, Head of the Piano Department – piano, sight reading, chamber music
2016-2024: Széchenyi István University, Art Faculty – associate professor – piano main subject
Master classes:
In addition to numerous master classes in Hungary, he has taught in Italy, Poland, Japan, Uzbekistan, China, the USA and Peru.
Major concerts:
He has performed in many European countries, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Important concerts in the last few years:
2025: Wenzhou Grand Theatre; Recital with Andrea Meláth
2025: Sapporo, Kitara Concert Hall; Liszt Academy 150 (with Andrea Vigh and Gábor Farkas)
2024: Music Academy, Budapest; Vajda János: Piano concerto (premiere)
2024: Sapporo, Kitara Concert Hall; Recital with Miklós Perényi (cello)
2021: Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica gala concert; piano pieces by Ferenc Liszt
2019: Müpa, Bartók Béla National Concert Hall; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, cond. Gábor Hollerung
2018: Italian Institute, Budapest; Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor; Symphony Orchestra Miskolc, cond. Ádám Medveczky
2018: Taskent State Conservatoire (Uzbekistan) solo recital
2017: Veszprém, Hangvilla; Mozart: Piano Concerto in A minor K. 414; Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra
2016: Müpa, Bartók Béla National Concert Hall; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major; Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, cond. Gábor Hollerung
2016: Cluj-Napoca; Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos in C minor, Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major; Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Orchestra, feat. Balázs Fülei – piano, cond. Mihail Agafita
2016: Astana Opera (Kazakhstan); Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3; feat. Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra
2015: Klauzál Centre, Budapest; Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2; Budafoki Dohnányi Ernő Szimfonikus Zenekar, karmester: Guido Mancusi
2015: Castle of Wartburg, Knights' Hall (Germany); solo and chamber music pieces; Gábor Boldoczki – trumpet, Zsolt Fejérvári – double bass, Katarzyna Mycka – percussion
Scholarships:
2015/16: scholar of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
1999, 2000, 2001: Fischer Annie scholarship
Competition results:
1989 Békés-Tarhos (Hungary)
1996 Ireland
1997 Scheveningen, Pörtschach
Contact:
retibalazs1[at]gmail.com