Born: 01. 01.1950, Békés
Academic degree, university position: retired associate professor
Studies:
1964-1968: Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, Budapest
1969-1975: Franz Liszt Academy of Music – professor: András Kiss
1975-1977: Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory – professor: Semyon Snitkowsky
Teaching activities:
Since 1977 and still to date: Franz Liszt Academy of Music
2004-2016: Professor Violine/Viola/Kammermusik – Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Cologne / Standort Aachen
Master classes, jury memberships at competitions:
1979: Melun, France
1980-2000: Académie Internationale D'Art Musical, Tours, France
Since 1984: on three occasions: Union des Conservatoires Val-de-Marne
1984: Hindemith Foundation, Blonay, Switzerland
1987-1988: Oslandets Conservatoire, Oslo, Norway
1991-1992: Festival of Music, Oldenburg, Germany
1993-2003: Oldenburg, Germany – master classes, twice every year
1992-1994: Maison-Laffitte, Le Vesinet, France – master classes
1993: Tokyo College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
1993: Chateu Courcillon, France – participation in the jury of an international violin competition
1994: Chateu Courcillon, France – participation in the jury of an international violin competition
1994: Carbondale, Illinois, USA
1995: Luxemburg – participation in the jury of the European Youth Violin Competition
1997: Osaka – Nagoya, Japan
1997: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
1998: Nagoya – Tokyo, Japan
1998: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
1998: Goslar, Germany – 23. Internationale Konzertarbeitswochen der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
1998-2004: Paris, France – master classes four times every year
1999: Nagoya – Tokyo, Japan
1999: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
2000: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
2000: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, France
2000: Carbondale, Illinois, USA
2001: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
2000-2011, 2013-2017: International Summer Academy for Young Musicians, Debrecen, Hungary
2002: Menambetzu Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
2003-2008: Nagoya – Gifu, Japan
2010: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Franciaország
2013: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Franciaország
2012-2017: International Summer Music Festival, Budapest
At master classes and at international competitions he has worked together with such artist as S. Snitkowsky, Z. Byron, V. Spivakov, J. Bashmet, V. Tretyakov, M. Koppelmann, V. Klimov, I. Berodnij, B. Goutnikov, A. Korsakov, H. Beyerle, M. Hurwith, S. Kravtsenko, M. Vaiman, D. Dimov, M. Rusin, V. Manoogian, K. Toyoda, E. Friedman, G. Ferrari, St. Gheorghiu, L. Berlin, P. Doukan, M. Yashvili, U. Dierick, J. Hamer, G. Ribeiro, O. Charlier, S. Gazeau
Awards and honours:
1960-1968: 1st prize of several Hungarian violin competitions
1969: "The Best Violinist of Hungary": 1st Prize and Special Prize
1984: "Excellent Pedagogue" Award of the Republic of Hungary
2017: Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit
