Négyesy János
violin
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1938
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János Négyesy was born in 1938 in Budapest and he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and later at Detmold in Germany. He left Hungary in 1965, and before settling into his position at the University of California at San Diego, Negyesy has performed in numerous countries of the world, while living in Paris, Berlin, Vienna and New York. He has appeared at many important music festivals, including the Holland Festival, the Berlin Festival, and other major festivals held in Royan, Metz, Teheran and Paris. From 1970 through 1974 he also served as concert master of the Radio Berlin Orchestra.
In Paris Negyesy came in contact with one of the primary sources in contemporary music - Pierre Boulez. In 1976 Negyesy was invited to Boulez's world famous institute, IRCAM, for a week of performances. In addition, their acquaintance resulted in a commission for Negyesy to write a teaching and reference book on violin techniques.
Recently he has been receiving acclaim for his expertise as master of the Mathews' electronic violin. In addition to his interest in new music, he is an exponent of the standard violin repertoire, as well. Some of Mr. Négyesy's landmark recordings included the first European recording of the complete Violin and Piano Sonatas of Charles Ives with pianist Cornelius Cardew and a recording of works specifically dedicated to him by important contemporary composres such as Attila Bozay, Carlos Farinas, Vinko Globokar, Hans Otte and Isang Yun.
He recorded Aether, a piece written for him by Roger Reynolds, who also finished a violin concerto for Mr. Négyesy, Personae was premiered in San Diego with the Sonor Ensemble in March 1990 and a CD was released Spring 1992. He gave the world premiere of John Cage's Freeman Etudes I-XVI in Torino, Italy in 1984 and XVII-XXIII in Ferrara, Italy in 1991. A double CD of the complete Etudes was released July '95 by Newport Classic Records. The complete Bartók Duos for two Violins - with Päivikki Nykter - was released by Neuma Records in June 1993. Dedications with solo works written especially for Mr. Négyesy - by current and former UCSD students - was released June '96 and another Dedications CD with Päivikki Nykter - seven new works for two violins are available on Aucourant Records.
In Paris Negyesy came in contact with one of the primary sources in contemporary music - Pierre Boulez. In 1976 Negyesy was invited to Boulez's world famous institute, IRCAM, for a week of performances. In addition, their acquaintance resulted in a commission for Negyesy to write a teaching and reference book on violin techniques.
Recently he has been receiving acclaim for his expertise as master of the Mathews' electronic violin. In addition to his interest in new music, he is an exponent of the standard violin repertoire, as well. Some of Mr. Négyesy's landmark recordings included the first European recording of the complete Violin and Piano Sonatas of Charles Ives with pianist Cornelius Cardew and a recording of works specifically dedicated to him by important contemporary composres such as Attila Bozay, Carlos Farinas, Vinko Globokar, Hans Otte and Isang Yun.
He recorded Aether, a piece written for him by Roger Reynolds, who also finished a violin concerto for Mr. Négyesy, Personae was premiered in San Diego with the Sonor Ensemble in March 1990 and a CD was released Spring 1992. He gave the world premiere of John Cage's Freeman Etudes I-XVI in Torino, Italy in 1984 and XVII-XXIII in Ferrara, Italy in 1991. A double CD of the complete Etudes was released July '95 by Newport Classic Records. The complete Bartók Duos for two Violins - with Päivikki Nykter - was released by Neuma Records in June 1993. Dedications with solo works written especially for Mr. Négyesy - by current and former UCSD students - was released June '96 and another Dedications CD with Päivikki Nykter - seven new works for two violins are available on Aucourant Records.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
Eötvös Péter: Elektrokrónika
(Eötvös, Péter: Electrochronicle) |
BMC Records | BMC CD 072 |