Erdélyi Csaba
viola
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1946
Csaba Erdélyi opened a new chapter in the history of the Viola when, in 1972, he won the prestigious City of London Carl Flesch Violin Competition with the viola the first, and so far, the only time. The Flesch Prize launched Erdélyi's international career; in the same year he was invited by Szigeti and Serkin to the Marlboro Festival (USA) where he also worked with Casals.
A viola student of Pál Lukács and subsequently Yehudi Menuhin and Bruno Giuranna, Erdélyi has become Menuhin's partner in concertos and chamber music performances playing together in several countries. Csaba Erdélyi has played in concerts and recordings with Jessy Norman, András Schiff, Yong Uck Kim and Yo-Yo Ma. He was the viola soloist in the film score of Amadeus with Sir Neville Marriner conducting. As a soloist he has recorded for Decca, Philips and Nimbus records. He has played viola concertos with the leading British orchestras in the Royal Festival Hall and on the BBC Promenade Concerts as well as in major international music festivals with Riccardo Muti, Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis conducting.
Mr.Erdélyi was Principal Viola of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1974 to 1978. From 1981 to 1987 he was the violist of the Chilingirian String Quartet as well as professor of viola at the Guildhall School in London. He has held viola and chamber music master classes all over the world. He was a patron and jury member of the first Tertis International Viola Competition on the Isle of Man.
A dual citizen of Hungary and Great Britain and a permanent resident of the United States, professor Erdélyi lives in Bloomington, Indiana. As Professor of Viola and Chamber Music he has taught at Indiana and Rice Universities where he has also established a new course: History of the Viola and Viola Players.
In addition to performing, recording and teaching, Csaba Erdélyi devotes much time to research and publication with the utmost respect for original manuscripts. He was the first to restore and perform the Bartók Viola Concerto in co-operation with the most renowned Bartók scholars, first performance in 1992 with the Budapest Philharmonic was conducted by Erich Bergel.
Csaba Erdélyi is playing a viola made for him in 1991 by master Joseph Curtin ( Ann Arbor, Michigan).
A viola student of Pál Lukács and subsequently Yehudi Menuhin and Bruno Giuranna, Erdélyi has become Menuhin's partner in concertos and chamber music performances playing together in several countries. Csaba Erdélyi has played in concerts and recordings with Jessy Norman, András Schiff, Yong Uck Kim and Yo-Yo Ma. He was the viola soloist in the film score of Amadeus with Sir Neville Marriner conducting. As a soloist he has recorded for Decca, Philips and Nimbus records. He has played viola concertos with the leading British orchestras in the Royal Festival Hall and on the BBC Promenade Concerts as well as in major international music festivals with Riccardo Muti, Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis conducting.
Mr.Erdélyi was Principal Viola of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1974 to 1978. From 1981 to 1987 he was the violist of the Chilingirian String Quartet as well as professor of viola at the Guildhall School in London. He has held viola and chamber music master classes all over the world. He was a patron and jury member of the first Tertis International Viola Competition on the Isle of Man.
A dual citizen of Hungary and Great Britain and a permanent resident of the United States, professor Erdélyi lives in Bloomington, Indiana. As Professor of Viola and Chamber Music he has taught at Indiana and Rice Universities where he has also established a new course: History of the Viola and Viola Players.
In addition to performing, recording and teaching, Csaba Erdélyi devotes much time to research and publication with the utmost respect for original manuscripts. He was the first to restore and perform the Bartók Viola Concerto in co-operation with the most renowned Bartók scholars, first performance in 1992 with the Budapest Philharmonic was conducted by Erich Bergel.
Csaba Erdélyi is playing a viola made for him in 1991 by master Joseph Curtin ( Ann Arbor, Michigan).
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bach, J.S.: János passió BWV 245 | Hungaroton | HCD 04024 | 2 CDs |
| 1997 | Hungaroton Classic - 1998 | Hungaroton | HCD 31774 | Sampler CD |
| 2003 |
Dalok és táncok a Vietórisz-kéziratból
(Songs and Dances from the Vietórisz Tabulature) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32133 |