Dániel Bolgár (born 1982 in Budapest) Hungarian marimbist, percussionist, audio mastering engineer. Dániel Bolgár is the first marimbist, percussionist in Hungary having a marimba postgraduate diploma/degree. Dániel finished his studies in 2012 at the Royal College of Music in London, gaining a

Master of Performance Master of Performance (often abbreviated to MPerf) is a postgraduate degree awarded by some conservatoires in the United Kingdom. Often offered alongside the more common Master of Music degree, the MPerf develops one's musical skills to a high p ...

degree in both Advanced Solo Marimba and Percussion. Besides London, he was fortunate enough to have studied in New Jersey (United States), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), Linz (Austria), and in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

(Belgium). During his student years Dániel had the opportunity to take part in many festivals and competitions (1st Prize, Weiner Conservatory Competition, Hungary) throughout Europe and perform in several

recitals A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety ...

and concerts as soloist and

chamber musician Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

. Although Dániel’s main focus is Western Classical music, he has also tried himself in many other genres, playing percussion and

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

in rock/pop, hybrid jazz/world music formations. Besides music, Dániel also studied political science and communication at McDaniel College Budapest where he obtained his BA degree. Dániel is especially proud and privileged to have played at the

Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall is a 950-seat capacity concert hall in Sloane Terrace in Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. The resident music ensemble at Cadogan Hall is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), the first ...

(Rising Stars Programme) and at the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

in London. Dániel today play with his chamber formations Duo Modarp and occasionally, Premier Players. In Antwerp, Dániel also studied studio engineering and since 2019 he is active as mastering engineer in his studio in Budapes
www.dbmastering.eu

References

Marimba solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall

External links

official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolgar, Daniel 1982 births Marimbists Hungarian classical musicians Percussionists Living people McDaniel College alumni Alumni of the Royal College of Music Musicians from Budapest