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Rátonyi Róbert

piano, keyboards
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1953
Orchestra
E. K. Avenue / Lakatos Ágnes Standard Zone
Web
http://www.ratonyirobert.hu/hu/
 
Honored by the Artisjus Award in 2013, Róbert Rátonyi was born on 13 December, 1953, Budapest. At the age of 6, he started to learn solfeggio at Mrs Jenő Szervánszky, Valika, and then he started to play the piano. Later he became the student of Klára Géczy Fazekas. Following his art studies and the grammar school graduation, he attended the Bartók Béla Music Conservatory, specializing in jazz, where he was the student of János Gonda.

Since 1975, he has played together with all leading Hungarian jazz musicians at concerts, at festivals at home and abroad, and at studio recordings. His style of playing the piano has had a great influence on Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, Bob James, Kenny Barron, Andy Laverne and Herbie Hancock.

Besides jazz, he is one of the most frequently engaged studio musicians. He has written and instrumented the music of a great number of films, theatre, shows and advertisements. In 2024, he also received an Artisjus Award as a member of Studio 11, as the band's 60th anniversary concert was chosen the best production of the year.
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
2006 Benkó Dixieland Band: A jazz születésétől napjainkig - 5. rész (1953-2005) Bencolor BEN-CD 5429
2007 Dörnyei Gábor: Drums, Music and Friends Hunnia Records HRCD 700
2008 Csepregi, Rátonyi: Private conversation Hunnia Records Own
2009 Gyula Csepregi & Róbert Rátonyi: Szomorú Vasárnap
(Gyula Csepregi & Róbert Rátonyi: Gloomy Sunday) 		EMI 3083052