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Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
About Vilmos Szabadi
- Vilmos Szabadi, (born 1959) is a Hungarian violinist. He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes, FRANCE.
- “PRIMA”, HUNGAROTON, Liszt prized artist. In 2018 the Bartók-Pásztory prize was awarded him. 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, Isa 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 Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where on receiving his diploma, he became the youngest-ever member to join the teaching staff.
- Then he studied, after graduation, with Sándor Végh, Ruggiero Ricci and Loránt Fenyves.
- In 1982 he won first prize (with special mention) in the Hungarian Radio Violin Competition and the following year in the Jeno Hubay competition in Budapest.
- In 1985 Szabadi was awarded 3rd prize at the international Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Finland where he has since been invited to perform regularly and to give master classes. His career as an international concert violinist took off when Sir Georg Solti invited him to play BartĂłk's 2nd Violin Concerto during a BartĂłk Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1988.
- The success of the concert (which was recorded by Philips), led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
- Szabadi was among the musicians invited by Prince Charles to perform at the celebration in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday held at Buckingham Palace in 1992. 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: TaipeiConductors 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 lots of other Radio and TV stations.
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