Varga István
cello
István Varga was born in Subotica, he studied at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Belgrade Academy of Music, and the Paris Conservatory during his travels. He returned to his homeland as a teacher, teaching at the Belgrade and Novi Sad Academies of Music.
He is credited with founding the Camerata Academica Chamber Orchestra and the Goldberg String Trio, which soon became two of the best-known ensembles in the former Yugoslavia. As artistic director of the Novi Sad Music Festival, he organized large-scale international chamber music festivals and gave numerous concerts.
Significant composers wrote pieces for him, and he also won the Yugoslav Composers’ Association Award. He has given concerts in the most prestigious concert halls, including Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Gaveau in Paris, and Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow. He regularly holds masterclasses in Hungary, Croatia, and France. He moved to Hungary in 1999 and is currently a cello teacher at the Liszt Academy. He often plays together with Gábor Csalog pianist, and he is a member of Auer Trio with Péter Kováts (violin) and Balázs Fülei (piano).
He is credited with founding the Camerata Academica Chamber Orchestra and the Goldberg String Trio, which soon became two of the best-known ensembles in the former Yugoslavia. As artistic director of the Novi Sad Music Festival, he organized large-scale international chamber music festivals and gave numerous concerts.
Significant composers wrote pieces for him, and he also won the Yugoslav Composers’ Association Award. He has given concerts in the most prestigious concert halls, including Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Gaveau in Paris, and Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow. He regularly holds masterclasses in Hungary, Croatia, and France. He moved to Hungary in 1999 and is currently a cello teacher at the Liszt Academy. He often plays together with Gábor Csalog pianist, and he is a member of Auer Trio with Péter Kováts (violin) and Balázs Fülei (piano).
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote/ Sosztakovics: Jazz szvit No. 2. | Magánkiadás | MSHO 12 | |
| 2019 | Triography - Auer Trio plays Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn | Binder Music Manufactory | BMM 2019 CL1 |
Own |
| 2022 | Auer Trio: Temperament - Works by Tchaikovsky and Liszt | Hungaroton | HCD 32862 |
Own |
| 2022 | Auer Trio Plays Schubert - The Complete Piano Trios | Binder Music Manufactory | BMM 2022 CL2 |
Own 2 CDs |
| 2023 | Auer Trio - Spirit (Smetana & Dvořák) | Hungaroton | HCD 32880 |
Own |
| 2024 | J. S. Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba and Cembalo (BWV 1027-1029) | Hungaroton | HCD 32917 |
Own |