Kokas Katalin
violin
She began to play violin at the age of five. She continued her studies in 1989 at prep school of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy Budapest, in the class of Ferenc Halász and Dénes Kovács. From 1994 to 96 she studied at the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music with Lóránd Fenyves, then she went back to the Budapest Academy, and graduated as student of Eszter Perényi. She was participant of the master classes of Lóránd Fenyves, Igor Ozim, Endre Wolf, Tibor Varga, György Pauk, Dénes Zsigmondy, György Kurtág, Jaime Laredo and Leon Fleischer.
After successful concerts in Hungary, she had won First Prize at the Usti Nad Orlice International Violin Competition in the Czech in 1994, at the Concerto Competition in Toronto in 1996 and 97, at the Simmering Bartók Competition and Martinu Competition in 1998. She was the winner of the International Flesch Károly Violin Competition in 1999, and the International Szigeti József Competition in 2002. As a soloist and as a chamber musician she regularly plays in concert halls of Europe, Africa (Cape Town, Johannesbourg) and America (Carnegie Hall). She attended several international festivals like Prussia Cove (UK), Delft (The Netherlands), Sevilla, Budapest Spring Festival, Cannes, Kuressare (Estonia), Karthago (Tunesia), Louvre Auditorium (Paris).
She has worked with Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon, Péter Nagy, Gergely Bogányi, Domonkos Héja, Barnabás Kelemen, Philippe Cassard, Thorlief Thedeen, András Ligeti, the Chilingirien Quartett, János Rolla and the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra.
Awards:
2010 Liszt Award
2021 Merited Artist
Current performances of Katalin Kokas
Koncertkalendárium (www.muzsikalendarium.hu)
After successful concerts in Hungary, she had won First Prize at the Usti Nad Orlice International Violin Competition in the Czech in 1994, at the Concerto Competition in Toronto in 1996 and 97, at the Simmering Bartók Competition and Martinu Competition in 1998. She was the winner of the International Flesch Károly Violin Competition in 1999, and the International Szigeti József Competition in 2002. As a soloist and as a chamber musician she regularly plays in concert halls of Europe, Africa (Cape Town, Johannesbourg) and America (Carnegie Hall). She attended several international festivals like Prussia Cove (UK), Delft (The Netherlands), Sevilla, Budapest Spring Festival, Cannes, Kuressare (Estonia), Karthago (Tunesia), Louvre Auditorium (Paris).
She has worked with Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon, Péter Nagy, Gergely Bogányi, Domonkos Héja, Barnabás Kelemen, Philippe Cassard, Thorlief Thedeen, András Ligeti, the Chilingirien Quartett, János Rolla and the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra.
Awards:
2010 Liszt Award
2021 Merited Artist
Current performances of Katalin Kokas
Koncertkalendárium (www.muzsikalendarium.hu)
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: A Villikirály; Margit a rokkánál; Margit Fohásza
(Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: Erlkönig; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Gretchens Bitte) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32323 |
Own |
| 2005 | Hangversenyek a városligeti fasori református templomban | Plein-Jeux | 5999882391175 | |
| 2006 |
Bartók Béla: Szólószonáta hegedűre SZ. 117 BB 124;
44 duó két hegedűre SZ. 98, BB 104
(Bartók, Béla: Sonata for solo violin, SZ. 117, BB 124; 44 duos for two violins, SZ. 98, BB 104) |
BMC Records | BMC CD 125 |
Own |
| 2006 |
Mozart/Haydn: Duók hegedűre és mélyhegedűre - Összkiadás
(Mozart/Haydn: Duos for Violin and Viola - Complete) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32376-77 |
Own 2 CDs |
| 2021 | Haydn / Mozart: Flute Quartets | Hungaroton | HCD 32832 |
Own |