Galavics Gábor
clarinet
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
1981
Gábor Galavics was born on the 24th of September, 1981. He started his musical studies at the Csepel State Music School, then after graduating from the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School in Budapest (1996-2001) he continued his studies at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (2001-2006), where he received his degree in clarinet and teacher training and DLA degree in 2017. His teachers included István Kohán, András Horn, Tibor Dittrich, Márta Gulyás and Rita Wagner.
He has played in several orchestras: Weiner-Szász Chamber Orchestra / Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra / UMZE Chamber Ensemble / Ensemble Intermodulation / MR Symphonics / Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok / Ventoscala Symphony Orchestra / King Stephen Symphony Orchestra / Hungarian Border Guard Big Band (band member, 2007-2009) / Budapest Youth Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Gergely Madaras) / Teatro di Musica Chamber Orchestra (conductor: Máté Hámori) / Con Spirito Musical Art Association - member / Youth Festival of Contemporary Music (IKZE) regular participant (as both a soloist and chamber musician, and with the IKZE Ensemble).
Since 2011 he has been the 1st clarinetist of the Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra, and since 2016 he has also been a clarinet teacher at the King Szent István Music Secondary School.
Master classes:
Académie de Musique Tibor Varga (Sion, France), clarinet master class with Thomas Friedli (2005, 2006)
Zoltán Kodály World Youth Orchestra; conductor: Tamás Vásáry (2006)
Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander (Spain); symphony orchestra: Péter Csaba; chamber music teachers: Márta Gulyás, Radovan Vlatkovic, Maurice Bourgue, Klaus Thunemann; clarinet master classes: Karl-Heinz Steffens (2007)
International Bartók Seminar and Festival, Szombathely; clarinet master class: Michael Collins, Csaba Klenyán (2008)
Collegium Musikum (Schloss Pommersfelden, Germany) (2008)
International Bartók Seminar and Festival, Szombathely, chamber music class: Heinz Holliger (2009)
Competitions:
János (Hans) Richter National Vocational High School Clarinet Competition: second prize - the jury did not award a first prize (1998)
János (Hans) Richter National Vocational High School Clarinet Competition: special prize (2001)
Carlino International Clarinet Competition (Italy): finalist, fourth place (2005, 2006)
Saverio Mercadante International Clarinet Competition (Noci, Italy): finalist, second prize in chamber music category, critics' prize (2007)
Prague Spring International Music Competition: semi-finalist (2008)
Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition (United Kingdom): third prize, special prize for highest-placed wind player (2009)
International Clarinet Competition (Krško, Slovenia): first prize (2010)
He has played in several orchestras: Weiner-Szász Chamber Orchestra / Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra / UMZE Chamber Ensemble / Ensemble Intermodulation / MR Symphonics / Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok / Ventoscala Symphony Orchestra / King Stephen Symphony Orchestra / Hungarian Border Guard Big Band (band member, 2007-2009) / Budapest Youth Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Gergely Madaras) / Teatro di Musica Chamber Orchestra (conductor: Máté Hámori) / Con Spirito Musical Art Association - member / Youth Festival of Contemporary Music (IKZE) regular participant (as both a soloist and chamber musician, and with the IKZE Ensemble).
Since 2011 he has been the 1st clarinetist of the Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra, and since 2016 he has also been a clarinet teacher at the King Szent István Music Secondary School.
Master classes:
Académie de Musique Tibor Varga (Sion, France), clarinet master class with Thomas Friedli (2005, 2006)
Zoltán Kodály World Youth Orchestra; conductor: Tamás Vásáry (2006)
Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander (Spain); symphony orchestra: Péter Csaba; chamber music teachers: Márta Gulyás, Radovan Vlatkovic, Maurice Bourgue, Klaus Thunemann; clarinet master classes: Karl-Heinz Steffens (2007)
International Bartók Seminar and Festival, Szombathely; clarinet master class: Michael Collins, Csaba Klenyán (2008)
Collegium Musikum (Schloss Pommersfelden, Germany) (2008)
International Bartók Seminar and Festival, Szombathely, chamber music class: Heinz Holliger (2009)
Competitions:
János (Hans) Richter National Vocational High School Clarinet Competition: second prize - the jury did not award a first prize (1998)
János (Hans) Richter National Vocational High School Clarinet Competition: special prize (2001)
Carlino International Clarinet Competition (Italy): finalist, fourth place (2005, 2006)
Saverio Mercadante International Clarinet Competition (Noci, Italy): finalist, second prize in chamber music category, critics' prize (2007)
Prague Spring International Music Competition: semi-finalist (2008)
Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition (United Kingdom): third prize, special prize for highest-placed wind player (2009)
International Clarinet Competition (Krško, Slovenia): first prize (2010)
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
Tihanyi László: Képzelt utazások
(Tihanyi, László: Imaginary Journeys) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32484 | |
| 2013 |
Válogatás a Doktori Iskola hallgatóinak koncertfelvételeiből (2006-2013)
(A selection of the best concert performances of the doctoral students (2006-2013)) |
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem | 3 CDs | |
| 2013 |
Válogatás a Doktori Iskola hallgatóinak koncertfelvételeiből - Zeneszerzés DLA program (2006-2013)
(A selection of the best concert performances of the doctoral students - Composition DLA programme (2006-2013)) |
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem |