Varga Zoltán
horn
Place of Birth
Oroszlány
Date of Birth
1961
Orchestra
After graduating the János Richter Secondary School for Music in Győr, Zoltán Varga studied with Ferenc Tarjáni at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest between 1980 and 1985. During his academy years he won prizes at several Hungarian and international competitions. He is a founder member of Anonymus Brass Quintet which was a prizewinner in two categories at the 1982 International Chamber Music Competition of Ancona. With the Quintet they won first prize on the Maurice André International Competition in 1986 in Narbonne, and it has brought international success for the ensemble.
Zoltán Varga has been First Horn of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra since 1983. First time in the history of the orchestra he was appointed First Solo Horn in 1999.
In 1997 he was awarded the Dohnányi Ernő Prize for his orchestral artistic achievements, then in 2000 he received the Prize for Highest-Standard Production of the Hungarian Radio, in 2008 Liszt Award. He regularly tours Europe and the American Continent, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand both as a chamber musician and as an orchestra member. Since 1998 he has been teaching horn at the Weiner Leó Conservatory of Budapest.
Current performances of Zoltán Varga
Koncertkalendárium (www.muzsikalendarium.hu)
Zoltán Varga has been First Horn of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra since 1983. First time in the history of the orchestra he was appointed First Solo Horn in 1999.
In 1997 he was awarded the Dohnányi Ernő Prize for his orchestral artistic achievements, then in 2000 he received the Prize for Highest-Standard Production of the Hungarian Radio, in 2008 Liszt Award. He regularly tours Europe and the American Continent, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand both as a chamber musician and as an orchestra member. Since 1998 he has been teaching horn at the Weiner Leó Conservatory of Budapest.
Current performances of Zoltán Varga
Koncertkalendárium (www.muzsikalendarium.hu)
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Vukán, Creativ Art Ensemble: Spanish Rhapsody | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE LP 002 | LP |
| 1995 | Hommage | Magyar Rádió | MR 011 | 4 CDs |
| 1996 | Cornologia | Hungaroton | HCD 31652 | |
| 2001 |
Párhuzamos monológok - kortárs magyar zene cimbalomra
(Paralel Monologues - Contemporary Hungarian Music for Cimbalom) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31997 | |
| 2001 | Cornologia 2(000) | Hungaroton | HCD 31950 |
Own |
| 2002 | Varga Zoltán: Born for Horn | Hungaroton | HCD 32176 |
Own |
| 2003 | Malek Miklós: Brass Concertos | Hungaroton | HCD 32249 | |
| 2009 |
Repliche - Kortárs magyar zeneművek kürtre és cimbalomra
(Repliche - Contemporary Hungarian Works for Horn & Cimbalom) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32601 |
Own |
| 2010 |
Dubrovay László: Szólók Nos. 1-5.
(László Dubrovay: Solos Nos. 10-5.) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32674-75 | 2 CDs |
| 2011 | Fasch, Johann Friedrich: Overtures / Concertos | Capriccio | C5073 | |
| 2024 | Modern Art Orchestra / Kodály Choir conducted by Kornél Fekete-Kovács and Zoltán Kocsis-Holper / The Peacock - Tribute to Zoltán Kodály | BMC Records | BMC CD 333 | 2 CDs |