Szokody Anikó
piano, organ
Anikó Szokody was born in 1973 in Szeged. She is a native of Hungary and holds a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from Indiana University, having studied with György Sebők; a Piano Artist Degree and Teachers Diploma from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (1997); and an Artist Diploma from the Conservatorio Beethoven in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As an active soloist and chamber musician, she regularly appears on Hungarian Television and Radio. Hungarian Public Television has produced a documentary on her professional career, which has been aired in Hungary and throughout Europe.
Additionally, Anikó has also performed as soloist with the Budapest Strings Orchestra and has concertized in Italy, Poland, Austria, Germany, Argentina and the United States. Her solo recitals in South America included venues such as the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
Her performances in New York's Capital Region have included collaborations with the Adirondack Ensemble, Capitol Chamber Artists, Upper Hudson Musical Arts, Luzerne Chamber Players and Saratoga Chamber Players. She was Associate Instructor of Piano at Indiana University, served as studio pianist for cellist János Starker and has been on the faculty of Chautauqua Institution, New York from 1999-2006. Ms. Szokody was on the faculty of Union College and also maintained a very successful private studio. Her students are regular top prize winners at piano competitions and continue their studies at schools like Juilliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Bowdoin and Indiana University School of Music.
In the Fall of 2011 Ms. Szokody joined the piano faculty of the University of Szeged, Hungary and the Kiskunhalas School of Music. During the summer she is Chair and Coordinator of Piano Studies at the Luzerne Music Center, NY where she is an Instructor of Piano Performance and Chamber Music.
Additionally, Anikó has also performed as soloist with the Budapest Strings Orchestra and has concertized in Italy, Poland, Austria, Germany, Argentina and the United States. Her solo recitals in South America included venues such as the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
Her performances in New York's Capital Region have included collaborations with the Adirondack Ensemble, Capitol Chamber Artists, Upper Hudson Musical Arts, Luzerne Chamber Players and Saratoga Chamber Players. She was Associate Instructor of Piano at Indiana University, served as studio pianist for cellist János Starker and has been on the faculty of Chautauqua Institution, New York from 1999-2006. Ms. Szokody was on the faculty of Union College and also maintained a very successful private studio. Her students are regular top prize winners at piano competitions and continue their studies at schools like Juilliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Bowdoin and Indiana University School of Music.
In the Fall of 2011 Ms. Szokody joined the piano faculty of the University of Szeged, Hungary and the Kiskunhalas School of Music. During the summer she is Chair and Coordinator of Piano Studies at the Luzerne Music Center, NY where she is an Instructor of Piano Performance and Chamber Music.