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Gergely Vajda, born August 13, 1973 in Budapest, Hungary. Studies: Béla Bartók Secondary School : clarinet, composing (prof. Miklós Kocsár) Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, clarinet , conducting (prof. Ervin Lukács) private lessons and consultations of composing: László Tihanyi, József Sári, Zoltán Jeney courses and private lessons of conducting and composing: Péter Eötvös member of the "Forrás" (Fountain) chambermusic ensemble, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonie prizes, festivals, concerts: János Richter, National Woodwind-Competition 1989; 1st prize, Niveau - Prize of "Artisjus" Copyright Office for interpretation of contemporary music, 1994 Prize of the composers competition of Autumn Festival Budapest, 1997 Spring-Festival of Budapest, Autumn Festival Budapest for Contemporary Art (as composer, conductor and instrumental soloist), Concerts of Creativ Artists' Society (as composer and clarinetist), "Young Artists in Concert " Festival 1996 (Switzerland), Journées Internationales de la Jeune Musique (Marseille), etc
International premiéres: Scéne Ungarn Concerts 1995 (Freiburg), Hommage á György Kurtág (woodwind quartett), Pictures of Hungary (London, Conway Hall, 1996), Bracket songs (soprano, clarinet and piano) "Journées Internationales de la Jeune Musique" 1997 (Marseille, Cité de la Musique), Hypersléndro (harp and ensemble). At present Gergely Vajda is the first-conductor of the Ernõ Dohnányi Symphonic Orchestra, artistic leader of the "Brass in the Five" brassensemble and chambermusic- teacher of Ferenc. |
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