Clarinetist, teacher, arranger and composer. One
of Hungary’s most outstanding musicians with his
exceptional gift for the stage. He is
internationally known as a concerto soloist,
recitalist, and chamber musician, who is equally
at home in a multitude of musical idioms and
styles, classical, contemporary, klezmer, jazz,
folk, ethnic even gypsy.
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE:
Solo Clarinet, Hungarian State
Opera Orchestra 1976 - 1985
Principal Clarinet, Budapest
Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio 1985 -
1996
Principal Clarinet, Police Band
Budapest 1997 - 2001
Concertmaster, Budapest
Symphonic Band 1992 - 1998
Artistic Director, "ClarSix"
Clarinet Ensemble, „Ozon” Woodwind Quintet 1996
- 2006
Guest Artist, ClarinetFest, I.C.
1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006
Guest Artist, Oklahoma
Symposium 1997
Soloist, Zemplén Art Festival,
Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra 1995
Recitalist/Lecturer, CASS,
Royal College of Music, BMIC, London, England
2000
Recitalist/Lecturer,
Masterclasses, Hochschule Für Music
Nürnberg-Augsburg, 2000
Slovenia, Domsale; Royal College of Music,
London, England
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London,
England
Recitalist, Hungarian Cultural
Centre, London, England 2001
Recitalist /Lecturer, SaxFest,
Colchester and Single Reed Festival, North
Wales, 2001
England
Recitalist/Lecturer,
NERV-Conventie, The Netherlands, Utrecht 2001
Conductor, Connelli Circus ,
Zürich 2001 - 2002
Recitalist, Salzburg, Austria
2003
Tarogató Solo with State
Philharmonic Orchestra of Targu Mures 2003
Recitalist, instructor, NERV
Conventie, The Netherlands 2004
Recitalist with Interclarinet Ensemble,
Budapest Spring Festival 2004
Member of the National Theatre Orchestra
2002 - 2004
Premiere of his new piece „Hagada
Klezmer Symphony” 2004
Participation at the Festival
of the Japan Clarinet Society 2008
EDUCATION:
Masters Degree, Liszt Ferenc
Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary 1979
Instructors: Bela Kovács, Liszt Ferenc Academy
of Music, Budapest Chicago Symphony Orchestra /
Sir Georg Solti Grant / Instructor: Larry Combs
1989
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Clarinet Professor, Bela Bartok
Conservatoire, Budapest 1985
Clarinet Professor, Liszt
Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest 1988 - 1992
Guest Instructor, University of
North Texas, Denton, TX; University of Oklahoma,
Norman,
OK; Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 1997
Clarinet Professor, Israel
Clarinet Festival, Tel-Aviv 1998
Clarinet Professor, The
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 1998, 2007
Clarinet Professor, Masterclass
and recital, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,
Utah State
University 1998
Clarinet Professor, Director,
Europe (Javne) Music School, Budapest 2001-
Present
Leader of Beethoven project
2002-
Present
Clarinet Professor at the
Academy of Drama and Film 2003- 2004
Composer of children’s plays
for Theatre Kolibri „Max und Moric” and 2005,
2006
„Cindarella in Venice”
Professional Affiliations:
Artistic Director, EuroCass,
European Clarinet and Saxophone Society 1997
Artistic
Director,
International
Clarinet Camp of the Hungarian Clarinet Society
1994-Present
Jurist, I.C.A. Young Artist
Competition 1996
EuroCass (Board Member and
Founder) 1997 - present
International Clarinet Association
(Hungarian National Chairperson) 1989 - present
Hungarian Clarinet Society
(Founder and President) 1994 - present
WASBE
(Board member of Hungarian Section) 1992
HONORS, COMPETITIONS:
Study Grant, Sir Georg Solti
Foundation and the Chicago Symphony 1989
Recipient, "Bartok-Pasztory"
Prize 1988
First prize, Graz International
Competition with the Danubius Quartet 1988
First prize, Hungarian Radio
National Competition for Woodwind Instruments
1988
Second Prize, "Concertino Praha"
International Competition 1974
ENSEMBLES – FOUNDER AND LEADER
Judrom Gipsy Klezmer Band 2006
- present
Ale Brider Band 1998- 2007
Interclarinet Ensemble - with
Norbert Täubl - Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra,
Manfred Preis - Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra, Harald
Harrer – Augsburg College of Music,
Johannes Gleichweit –
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra 1998-
present
Clarsix Ensemble 1997-1998
Ózon Wind Quintet
1996-2006
Budapest Symphonic Band
1992-1998
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