Balázs Szabó (born 22 February 1985 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

, harmonium d'art player and OrganExpert. Balazs Szabo - Organist

Biography

Balázs Szabó began his musical studies at the age of 15, graduated from the

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in Budapest and went on to continue his studies in Germany and Italy. In 2010 he received the master organist title from the University of Music Wuerzburg with the mentoring of Dr. Christoph Bossert. He won first Prizes at three international organ competitions: St. Maurice,

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(2007), Biarritz,

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(2009) and the Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg (ION) (2011). He received the City of Miskolc Standard of Excellence Award, and the Junior Prima Prize. Since 2011 he holds a teaching position at the

in Budapest. Balázs Szabó concluded OrganExpert training in Rome and Trossingen, the world’s only degree course for those who will consult church or national institutions as well as private people with organ projects (designing new organs and copies of historical instruments, supervising the maintenance, conservation and restoration of existing instruments)- presided over by the Vatican (Council of culture). He is one of the 5 graduated OrganExperts in the world.

Main awards

1. prizes at International organ competitions: * Premier Prix in

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(Swiss) (2007) * Grand Prix und Prix Spécial in

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(France) (2009) * 1. Price at the 60. Internationalen Orgelwoche Nürnberg - ION Musica Sacra (2011). * Second Prix d'Interpretation, de 24.

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(France) (2014) * "Man of the Year" (2008, Hungary) * the City of Miskolc Standard of Excellence Award(2010) *

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(2010).

Recordings

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University ...

: ''"per aspera ad astra"'
Die 7 Choralfantasien 2016, 2 SACD, aufgenommen an historische Originalinstrumente der Reger-Zeit (MDG 920 1945-6)

Publications

- "Zur Orgelmusik Max Regers" in: Studien zur Orgelmusik Band 5, ed. M. Heinemann,

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Bonn 2016. - „Länderbericht Ungarn“ in: Bernhard Billeter/Markus T. Funck/Michael G. Kaufmann (Hrsg.): ''Orgel/Orgue/Organo/Organ/2011, Dokumentation, Länderberichte-Dokumentation, Country reports,'' , Verlag Organum Buch, DE-74613, Öhrigen 2014, 218-220. - „Egy ideális orgona Budapesten“, ''Magyar Egyházzene'' XVIII (2010/2011) 71-83.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Balazs Living people Hungarian classical organists Male classical organists Hungarian classical pianists Male classical pianists 1985 births 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century organists 21st-century Hungarian male musicians