Balint Karosi
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Bálint Karosi is a Hungarian
organist and composer.
and clarinet
at the age of six and years later at the age of seventeen he began to study the pipe organ
. He studied at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music with Gábor Lehotka from 1997 to 1999 then at the Conservatoire Superieure de Musique de Geneva in the "classe de virtuosité" with Lionel Rogg from 1999 to 2001, where he was awarded the "Prix de virtousité avec distinction" in both organ and clarinet.
Bálint Karosi has performed internationally in countries such as Hungary, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Germany, France, and the US. He keeps a busy schedule of recitals and concerts both at the Lutheran Church and around the New England area.
He won the Organ prize at the 16th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
in 2008.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
organist and composer.
Biography
He started to study the pianoPiano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
at the age of six and years later at the age of seventeen he began to study the pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
. He studied at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music with Gábor Lehotka from 1997 to 1999 then at the Conservatoire Superieure de Musique de Geneva in the "classe de virtuosité" with Lionel Rogg from 1999 to 2001, where he was awarded the "Prix de virtousité avec distinction" in both organ and clarinet.
Bálint Karosi has performed internationally in countries such as Hungary, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Germany, France, and the US. He keeps a busy schedule of recitals and concerts both at the Lutheran Church and around the New England area.
He won the Organ prize at the 16th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
The International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition is a music competition in Leipzig, Germany, held by the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. It was founded in 1950 and was held every four years from 1964 to 1996 with five subjects and is now held every two years with three changing subjects...
in 2008.