Eszter Perenyi (born December 15, 1943) is a

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-born Hungarian violinist and

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of Hungary. She graduated from the

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and then played under Erich Leinsdorf and István Kertész with the

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. She also performed abroad in such countries as

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and

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and has taught at the Liszt Academy since 1975. In 2002 she became a recipient of the ''Bartók-Pásztory Prize'' and five years later was named a Merited Artist of the Republic of Hungary.

Discography

Violin Sonatas. Handel, Tartini, Veracini

References

1943 births Living people Hungarian classical violinists Musicians from Budapest Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni London Symphony Orchestra players Merited artists of the Republic of Hungary 21st-century classical violinists Hungarian women classical violinists {{Violinist-stub