Andras Csaki
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András Csáki was born in Budapest
1981, and began to play the guitar at the age of 11. In 1996 he was admitted to the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music
, and in the year of 2002 he continued his studies at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, where he graduated with honor in 2007. He has been awarded the "Junior Prima 2009 Prize".
He was taught by the best Hungarian guitar professors, such as József Eötvös
, Ede Roth and Sándor Szilvágyi. Since 1995 András has been a regular participant of international master class
es all over the world, including master classes held by Leo Brouwer
, Abel Carlevaro
, Costas Cotsiolis, Aniello Desiderio
, Zoran Dukic
, Pablo Márquez
, Judicaël Perroy, David Russell
, Thomas Müller-Pering
, Barna Kováts and Tamás Vásáry
.
András's international career started in 1999 after winning the XXVI. “Dr. Luis Sigall” International Musical Competition in Chile. This prestigious contest brought him a large number of concert opportunities, he played recital
s in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Georgia, India, Poland, Germany, Japan, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro
, Slovakia, Spain and the United States. Since that time he has taken part in numerous international competitions. Until the year of 2009 he received 20 prizes, among others he was awarded with the first prize in the 51st Tokyo International Guitar Competition in 2008, and in the 42nd “Michele Pittaluga” Guitar Competition
in Alessandria
, Italy 2009 and "Nikita Koshkin" International Competition in Calcutta (India).
Besides solo recitals, he is also devoted to chamber music
. As András is one of the most active players of his generation, he is often asked by various violinists, singers and cellists to take part in different chamber music performances. He has also had several opportunities to play guitar concertos with symphonic orchestras in Hungary and abroad.
His first CD, “My Favourite Pieces” is released in 2009 containing compositions by Bach
, Giuliani
, Barrios
, Morel
, Farkas
and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
András began to teach in 2005. Since September of the same year, he has been a guitar teacher at Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music, and in September 2009 he was appointed assistant professor at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. He gave his first master classes in Dallas (USA) in 2005, since that time he has frequently been asked to give master classes in various countries, such as France, Greece, Romania and his native Hungary.
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Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
1981, and began to play the guitar at the age of 11. In 1996 he was admitted to the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music
Palace of Music (Miskolc)
The Palace of Music is a building in Bartók square, Miskolc, Hungary. It is the building of the Béla Bartók Secondary School and the Béla Bartók Music Institute The Palace was designed by Gyula Waelder in Neo-baroque style and was built between 1926 and 1927...
, and in the year of 2002 he continued his studies at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, where he graduated with honor in 2007. He has been awarded the "Junior Prima 2009 Prize".
He was taught by the best Hungarian guitar professors, such as József Eötvös
József Eötvös
József baron Eötvös de Vásárosnamény was a Hungarian writer and statesman, the son of Ignacz baron Eötvös de Vásárosnamény and Anna von Lilien, who stemmed from an Erbsälzer family of Werl in Germany....
, Ede Roth and Sándor Szilvágyi. Since 1995 András has been a regular participant of international master class
Master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
es all over the world, including master classes held by Leo Brouwer
Leo Brouwer
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist. He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona Casado.-Biography:...
, Abel Carlevaro
Abel Carlevaro
Abel Carlevaro was a virtuos performer, classical guitar composer and teacher born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He established a new school of instrumental technique, incorporating a fresh approach to seating and playing the guitar, based on anatomical principles.He had a successful career as a concert...
, Costas Cotsiolis, Aniello Desiderio
Aniello Desiderio
Aniello Desiderio is an Italian virtuoso classical guitarist.Desiderio began playing at a very young age. He attended interpretation exercises by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer...
, Zoran Dukic
Zoran Dukic
Zoran Dukić is a Croatian classical guitarist. Between 1990-1997 Dukić won more competitions than any other guitarist.-Life:He started to play the guitar at the age of six...
, Pablo Márquez
Pablo Márquez
Pablo Márquez is an Argentine classical guitarist born in San Pedro de Jujuy in 1967. He also performs with the Trio de Cologne.-External links:*...
, Judicaël Perroy, David Russell
David Russell (guitarist)
David Russell is a classical guitarist.-Biography:When Russell was five years of age, his family moved from Glasgow to Minorca, where he became interested in the guitar, imitating the likes of Andrés Segovia and Julian Bream....
, Thomas Müller-Pering
Thomas Müller-Pering
Thomas Müller-Pering is a classical guitarist from Germany. He studied under Prof. Tadashi Sasaki at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and performed in the master classes of John Williams, José Tomás, Oscar Ghiglia and Siegfried Behrend. In 1983 he was awarded 1st Prize in the "Concurso internacional...
, Barna Kováts and Tamás Vásáry
Tamás Vásáry
Tamás Vásáry is a celebrated Hungarian concert pianist.- Biography and career :Vásáry made his debut at the age of 8, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto in D major, K.107 in the city of his birth, where he gave a solo recital the following year. He then began to concertize regularly as a child...
.
András's international career started in 1999 after winning the XXVI. “Dr. Luis Sigall” International Musical Competition in Chile. This prestigious contest brought him a large number of concert opportunities, he played recital
Recital
A recital is a musical performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer.The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt....
s in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Georgia, India, Poland, Germany, Japan, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, Slovakia, Spain and the United States. Since that time he has taken part in numerous international competitions. Until the year of 2009 he received 20 prizes, among others he was awarded with the first prize in the 51st Tokyo International Guitar Competition in 2008, and in the 42nd “Michele Pittaluga” Guitar Competition
Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition is an annual music competition for young classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and has earned an international reputation, entering membership of the World Federation of International Music...
in Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
, Italy 2009 and "Nikita Koshkin" International Competition in Calcutta (India).
Besides solo recitals, he is also devoted to chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
. As András is one of the most active players of his generation, he is often asked by various violinists, singers and cellists to take part in different chamber music performances. He has also had several opportunities to play guitar concertos with symphonic orchestras in Hungary and abroad.
His first CD, “My Favourite Pieces” is released in 2009 containing compositions by Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
, Giuliani
Giuliani
Giuliani is an Italian family name, which can refer to:* Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, and former candidate for United States President in 2008.** Judith Giuliani, his wife...
, Barrios
Barrios
Barrios, de Barrios, Barrio or Berrios is a surname of Basque origin. The name may refer to:-People:*Agustín Barrios , Paraguayan guitarist and composer*Artur Barrio , Brazilian artist...
, Morel
Morel
Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible mushrooms closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi. These distinctive mushrooms appear honeycomb-like in that the upper portion is composed of a network of ridges with pits between them....
, Farkas
Farkas
Farkas is a Hungarian surname or a given name .-List of persons with the surname:* Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper...
and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
András began to teach in 2005. Since September of the same year, he has been a guitar teacher at Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music, and in September 2009 he was appointed assistant professor at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. He gave his first master classes in Dallas (USA) in 2005, since that time he has frequently been asked to give master classes in various countries, such as France, Greece, Romania and his native Hungary.
International competitions, prizes
Since 1997 he has been successfully participating in international competitions.1st prizes
- 1999 – IV. Anna Amalia Jugend Gitarrenwettbewerb (Weimar, Germany)
- 1999 – XXVI. Dr. Luis Sigall Musical Contest (Vina del Mar, Chile)
- 2003 – Johann Kaspar Mertz International Guitar Competition (Bratislava, Slovakia)
- 2004 – John Duarte International Guitar Competition (Rust, Austria)
- 2004 – Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition (Tychy, Poland)
- 2005 – XXXV. International Jeunesses Musicales Competition (Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro)
- 2005 – Forum Gitarre X. International Guitar Competition (Vienna, Austria)
- 2008 – 51st Tokyo International Guitar Competition (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2009 – 42nd Michele Pittaluga International Guitar Competition (Alessandria, Italy)
- 2010 – Nikita Koshkin International Guitar Competition (Calcutta, India)
- 2011 – XII. Julián Arcas International Guitar Competition (Almeria, Spain)
2nd prizes
- 1997 – Szendrey-Karper László International Guitar Competition (Esztergom, Hungary)- first place not given
- 2006 – Karl Scheit International Guitar Competition (Vienna, Austria)
- 2006 – Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition (Alessandria, Italy)
- 2007 – I. International Guitar Competition (Split, Croatia)
- 2007 – Heinsberg International Guitar Competition (Heinsberg, Germany)
- 2008 – Printemps de la Guitare International Guitar Competition (Charleroy, Belgium)
- 2009 – X. Julián Arcas International Guitar Competition (Almeria, Spain)
- 2010 – 18th Hubert Käppel International Guitar Competition (Koblenz, Germany)
- 2011 – XXIX. GFA International Concert Artist Competition (Columbus GA - USA)
- 2011 - 45. Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition (Benicassim - Spain)
3rd prize
- 2001 – Weikersheim International Guitar Competition (Weikersheim, Germany)
- 2006 – Alirio Diaz International Guitar Competition (Carora, Venezuela)
Special prizes
- 1999 – IV. Anna Amalia Jugend Gitarrenwettbewerb (Weimar, Germany)"Sonderpreis für die beste Interpretation eines Werkes der Klassik"
- 1999 – XXVI. Dr. Luis Sigall Musical Contest (Vina del Mar, Chile)Prize of TV1 Chile
- 2005 – XXXV. International Jeunesses Musicales Competition (Beograd, Serbia)"Best interpreter of the contemporary music"
- 2006 – Alirio Diaz International Guitar Competition (Carora, Venezuela)"Mejor intérprete de piezas de Johann Sebastian Bach en la Primera y Segunda Ronda Eliminatoria de este concurso"
- 2007 – I. International Guitar Competition (Split, Croatia)"Most perspective guitarist of all competition"
More info, references
- [Andras Csaki's homepage:] http://andrascsaki.com/
- [Csáki András honlapja:] http://csakiandras.hu/
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