Szabadi Vilmos
violin
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1959
Orchestra
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Vilmos Szabadi studied under Prof. Ferenc Halász at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest where on receiving his diploma, he became the youngest ever person to join the teaching staff. Than he studied, after graduation, with Sándor Végh, Ruggiero Ricci and Loránt Fenyves.
In 1982 he won first prizes (with special mention) in the Hungarian Radio Competition and the following year in the Jenő Hubay Competition in Budapest. In 1985 he was awarded 3rd prize at the Jean Sibelius Competition in Finland where he has since been invited to perform regularly and to give Master Classes.
His career as an international Concert violinist took off when Sir Georg Solti invited him to play Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto during the Bartók Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1988. The success of the Concert, as well as a CD Video of this performance released by the Philips, led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and the RTE Concert Orchestra (Ireland).
He is Hungary's foremost violinist a regular soloist in his home as well as a frequent guest in the rest of the word. He has played in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Torino, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Stuttgart, Helsinki, New York, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Israel, Turkey, South-Korea, and Taiwan. Conducted by Simonov, Ceccato, Nelson, Gardelli, Tabachnik, Loughran, Berglund, Renzetti, Kamu, Haenchen, Vásáry, Kobajashi, Adam and Ivan Fisher. He has recorded for BBC, Radio Classique (France), NDR, BRD, the Irish Radio, and many other Radio and TV stations. So far he recorded 15 albums at different companies.
From 1996 he is the only violinist in Hungary who is contracted as exclusive artist for the Hungaroton Classic label. Vilmos Szabadi was among the privileged musicians invited by HRH Prince Charles to perform at the celebration in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday held at the Buckingham Palace in 1992.
In 1995 he also appeared on the prestigious Stradivarius series, played the Strad violin owned by Spanish Royalty in Madrid.
In 1993 the prestigious Liszt Prize was awarded to him by the Hungarian Government. In 1995 he established and became Artistic Director of the the Castle Chamber Music Festival in Hungary.
He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes (France) with his Dohnányi Violin Concertos CD and with Bartók Young-Age Sonata recording.
In 1999 he was awarded a prize by the Hungaroton record company. In 2018 he was given Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Prize. In 2020 he was given the title Merited Artist.
He plays a cremonese Laurentius STORIONI instrument dated 1778.
In 1982 he won first prizes (with special mention) in the Hungarian Radio Competition and the following year in the Jenő Hubay Competition in Budapest. In 1985 he was awarded 3rd prize at the Jean Sibelius Competition in Finland where he has since been invited to perform regularly and to give Master Classes.
His career as an international Concert violinist took off when Sir Georg Solti invited him to play Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto during the Bartók Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1988. The success of the Concert, as well as a CD Video of this performance released by the Philips, led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and the RTE Concert Orchestra (Ireland).
He is Hungary's foremost violinist a regular soloist in his home as well as a frequent guest in the rest of the word. He has played in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Torino, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Stuttgart, Helsinki, New York, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Israel, Turkey, South-Korea, and Taiwan. Conducted by Simonov, Ceccato, Nelson, Gardelli, Tabachnik, Loughran, Berglund, Renzetti, Kamu, Haenchen, Vásáry, Kobajashi, Adam and Ivan Fisher. He has recorded for BBC, Radio Classique (France), NDR, BRD, the Irish Radio, and many other Radio and TV stations. So far he recorded 15 albums at different companies.
From 1996 he is the only violinist in Hungary who is contracted as exclusive artist for the Hungaroton Classic label. Vilmos Szabadi was among the privileged musicians invited by HRH Prince Charles to perform at the celebration in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday held at the Buckingham Palace in 1992.
In 1995 he also appeared on the prestigious Stradivarius series, played the Strad violin owned by Spanish Royalty in Madrid.
In 1993 the prestigious Liszt Prize was awarded to him by the Hungarian Government. In 1995 he established and became Artistic Director of the the Castle Chamber Music Festival in Hungary.
He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes (France) with his Dohnányi Violin Concertos CD and with Bartók Young-Age Sonata recording.
In 1999 he was awarded a prize by the Hungaroton record company. In 2018 he was given Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Prize. In 2020 he was given the title Merited Artist.
He plays a cremonese Laurentius STORIONI instrument dated 1778.