University position: senior lecturer
Born: 1982. 04. 24., Székesfehérvár
Studies:
2001–2004: folk cimbalom, folk singing, classical singing – Pikéthy Tibor Secondary School of Music
2000–2005: ethnographer degree – Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities
2006–2010: folk cimbalom BA – Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
2010–2012: folk cimbalom MA – Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
2018–2012: folk cimbalom DLA – Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Doctoral School
Recordings:
2007: Egetverő – Hungarian cimbalom music
2009: Duola (played with Balázs Bágyi jazz percussionist)
2021: Pázsint – Folk Music from Székely Land and Upper-Maros
Publications:
Kálmán Balogh – Dániel Szabó: Cimbalom Method for Hungarian Folk Music (Hungarian Heritage House, 2020)
Memberships:
Hejgető Band
Suttyomba Band
Folkestra
Soós András & Band
Németh Dénes & Band
Etnofon musical partnership
Bágyi Balázs Quartet
Gázsa zenekar
Szabó Enikő & Band
Duola
Szeret Band
Bácsi Gyurka & Friends
Bazseva zenekar
Ágoston Béla küntett
Musiciens Libres
Nana Vortex
Dresch Vonós Quartet
Kerekerdő Project
Kerekutca Project
Uljana Quartet
Teaching experiences, master classes:
2007–2012: Hermann László Primary and Secondary School of Music (Székesfehérvár) – folk cimbalom
2011–2017: Art School in Martonvásár – folk cimbalom
2016- Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – folk cimbalom
2022: folk cimbalom master class in the Hungarian Heritage House
Other activities:
Composition, orchestration:
Hontalanítás (2013, Young Hearts Dance Theatre)
Sárkánymese (2015, Hungarian National Dance Ensemble)
Madárasszonyok (2015, Duna Dance Wokshop)
Falusi színek (2015, Fitos Dezső Company)
Drakula (2016, Hungarian National Dance Ensemble)
Kiegyezés/150 (2017, Hungarian National Dance Ensemble)
2015–2019: musical leader of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble
Major concerts:
1991: Youngest participant of the 1st Congress of the World Cimbalom Federation (Pécs)
2004, 2005, 2008: American–Canadian tours as soloist of the Honvéd Dance Ensemble
2009: Japanese tour as a member of the Honvéd Dance Ensemble
2011: China, Zhangjiajie – guest appearance at the International Country Music Week festival with the Gázsa Band
2011: Oslo (Norway) – Cimbalom concert on the occasion of 15 March at the Hungarian Embassy in Oslo
2011: Rougemont, Gstaad (Svájc) – szólókoncertek a Menuhin fesztiválon
2012: Copenhagen (Denmark) – New Year's Concert as soloist with the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Copenhagen
2012: Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria – Duola concert tour
2021: Pázsint album release concert in the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy
Awards and honors:
2005: Young Master of Folk Art
2012: Awarded of the KLASSZ Talents
2013-14: Fischer Annie Scholarship
2018: Hungarian Cross of Merit, Golden Cross
2018–2021: Artistic scholarship of the Hungarian Academy Of Arts
2019: Budapest Music Center International Cimbalom Competition – 1st prize (open category)
Contact:
danielszabo.cimb[at]gmail.com
+36-20/341-2183