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The son of Antal Szalai Sr., noted [[Romani people|Romani]] violinist, Antal Szalai began his [[Classical music|classical]] violin studies at the age of five. He graduated from the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]] in 2009 where he was a student of [[Kati Sebestyén]]. Prior to his studies in [[Brussels]], his teachers were László Dénes, Péter Komlós and Jozef Kopelman in [[Budapest]]. |
The son of Antal Szalai Sr., noted [[Romani people|Romani]] violinist, Antal Szalai began his [[Classical music|classical]] violin studies at the age of five. He graduated from the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]] in 2009 where he was a student of [[Kati Sebestyén]]. Prior to his studies in [[Brussels]], his teachers were László Dénes, Péter Komlós and Jozef Kopelman in [[Budapest]]. |
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In addition, Szalai has attended masterclasses with [[Isaac Stern]], [[Pinchas Zukerman]], [[Erick Friedman]], [[Tibor Varga]], [[Lewis Kaplan]] and [[György Pauk]]. |
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At age 15 he gained international recognition by performing the [[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bartók)|Bartók Violin Concerto No.1]] at Lord [[Yehudi Menuhin]]'s 80th anniversary tribute gala concert at the Grand Hall of the [[Franz Liszt Academy of Music]] in Budapest. In the development of his career, Szalai has enjoyed collaborations with eminent conductors such as [[Fabio Luisi]], [[Paavo Järvi]], [[Yoel Levi]], [[Lawrence Foster]], Gilbert Varga, [[Shlomo Mintz]], [[Ludovic Morlot]], Laurent Petitgirard, [[Enrique Bátiz Campbell]], [[Yip Wing-sie]], and [[Gábor Takács-Nagy]]. |
At age 15 he gained international recognition by performing the [[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bartók)|Bartók Violin Concerto No.1]] at Lord [[Yehudi Menuhin]]'s 80th anniversary tribute gala concert at the Grand Hall of the [[Franz Liszt Academy of Music]] in Budapest. In the development of his career, Szalai has enjoyed collaborations with eminent conductors such as [[Fabio Luisi]], [[Paavo Järvi]], [[Yoel Levi]], [[Lawrence Foster]], Gilbert Varga, [[Shlomo Mintz]], [[Ludovic Morlot]], Laurent Petitgirard, [[Enrique Bátiz Campbell]], [[Yip Wing-sie]], and [[Gábor Takács-Nagy]]. |
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Revision as of 14:28, 13 December 2010
Antal Szalai (Hungarian: Szalai Antal; born January 31, 1981 in Budapest) is a Hungarian concert violinist.
The son of Antal Szalai Sr., noted Romani violinist, Antal Szalai began his classical violin studies at the age of five. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2009 where he was a student of Kati Sebestyén. Prior to his studies in Brussels, his teachers were László Dénes, Péter Komlós and Jozef Kopelman in Budapest. In addition, Szalai has attended masterclasses with Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Erick Friedman, Tibor Varga, Lewis Kaplan and György Pauk.
At age 15 he gained international recognition by performing the Bartók Violin Concerto No.1 at Lord Yehudi Menuhin's 80th anniversary tribute gala concert at the Grand Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In the development of his career, Szalai has enjoyed collaborations with eminent conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Paavo Järvi, Yoel Levi, Lawrence Foster, Gilbert Varga, Shlomo Mintz, Ludovic Morlot, Laurent Petitgirard, Enrique Bátiz Campbell, Yip Wing-sie, and Gábor Takács-Nagy.
He made his UK debut in Liverpool in 2008 where he performed the Glazunov Violin Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and conductor Ludovic Morlot. He performed the same violin concerto at his Berlin debut in 2008, as soloist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin in the Berliner Philharmonie.
In April 2010 Szalai made his Viennese debut in the Vienna Symphony's "Frühling in Wien 2010" gala concert conducted by Fabio Luisi in the Wiener Musikverein. He won the opportunity during an online competition on the internet platform Talenthouse.[1]
As a recitalist, Antal Szalai has performed in the Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C., the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Victoria Hall (Geneva), the Concert Hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver among others.
Discography
- 1999 The Leo Weiner Album
- 2001 Bach/Kreisler/Ysaÿe/Petrovics
- 2003 Leopold Auer
- 2010 George Enescu
Reference
- ^ "Audition to be a soloist for the world renowned Vienna Symphony".
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