Vilmos Szabadi
Vilmos Szabadi (born 1959) is a
In 2020 the ‘Artist of Merit’ prize was given to him by the Hungarian Government. In 2018 the Bartók-Pásztory prize was awarded him. He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes, FRANCE. “PRIMA”, Franz Liszt, HUNGAROTON prized artist. Head of Violin Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest. So far 59 CDs were released by his contribution, mainly by HUNGAROTON record company. He is invited whole over the world giving master classes as Tokyo, Helsinki, Austria, Singapore and USA etc. In the previous years he is steady Jury members of leading international violin competitions. Szabadi studied under Professor Ferenc Halász at the
His career as an international concert violinist took off when
He has played in the following countries;
- Austria: Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein, Linz, Graz
- Belgium: Brussels- Theatre St.Michel
- England: London- Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, and Royal Festival Hall; Manchester- Royal Northern College of Music
- Wales:Cardiff- St. David's Hall
- Ireland: Belfast- Ulster Hall; Dublin- National Concert Hall
- France: Paris- Châtelet, Conservatoire
- Russia: Moscow, St.Petersburg
- Netherlands: Amsterdam- Concertgebouw
- Italy: Turin- RAI Auditorium
- Spain: Madrid- Auditorio Nacional, Zaragoza, Valladolid
- Germany: Stuttgart- Liederhalle (Mozart/Beethoven Halls), München, Hamburg
- Finland: Helsinki- Finlandia Hall
, Turku, Tampere, Kuopio, Kajaani, Lappenranta etc.
- USA: New York, Washington, Indianapolis, Cleveland
- Canada: Toronto, Montreal
- Israel: Tel-Aiv, Jerusalem
- Lebanon
- South Korea: Seoul, Busan
- Taiwan: Taipei
Conductors with whom he has appeared include Simonov, Ceccato, Nelson, Gardelli, Tabachnik, Loughran, Berglund, Renzetti, Kamu, Haenchen, Vásáry, Kobajashi, Adam and Ivan Fisher. He has recorded for the BBC, Radio Classique (France), NDR (North German Radio), BRD (Bavarian Radio), Irish Radio, and many other radio and TV stations.
Discography
He is the double prize-winner (1999, 2002) of the
Instrument
Szabadi usually plays an instrument on loan from the Hungarian state collection - a
Chamber music
In 1995 Szabadi established, as Artistic Director, a chamber music festival in
In 2006 Szabadi marked the
References
- ^ "Waiting for Godollo". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. via HighBeam Research. May 29, 1999. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2012.