Ferenc Snétberger (born 6 February 1957) is a Hungarian

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guitarist.

Biography

Snétberger was born into a Romani family. At the age of thirteen, he attended music school and studied classical guitar. From 1977 to 1981 he studied at Bela Bartók Jazz Conservatory in

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. In 1987, he formed the Stendahl Trio with László Dés and Kornél Horváth, and in 2005 a trio with

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and Italian drummer

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. He appeared in Joyosa-Kvartetten with German trumpeter

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, Norwegian bassist

, and Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer. He has also worked with

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, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis,

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, David Friedman, Michel Godard, Anders Jormin, Didier Lockwood, James Moody, and

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. He has composed film music and "For My People" for guitar and orchestra. His son, Toni Snétberger, is an actor. On the German Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January 2011) concluded Snétberger celebration in plenary by the

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, with a Sinto when Zoni Weisz first held eulogy. He founded the Snétberger Music Talent Center, an international music school for disadvantaged children and young people, mainly minority of

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and Romani origin. The school opened in 2011.

Honours and awards

Discography

As leader

* ''Signature'' ( Enja, 1995) * ''Samboa'' (Sentemo, 1991) * ''Bajotambo'' (Sentemo, 1992) * ''The Budapest Concert'' (Enja, 1996) * ''Obsession'' (Tiptoe, 1998) * ''For My People'' with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Budapest (Enja, 2000) * ''Balance'' (Enja, 2002) * ''Joyosa'' with Markus Stockhausen, Arild Andersen, Patrice Heral (Enja, 2004) * ''Nomad'' with Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia (Enja, 2005) * ''Streams'' with Markus Stockhausen (Enja, 2007) * ''In Concert'' (ECM, 2016) * ''Titok'' (ECM, 2017) * ''Hallgató'' (ECM, 2021)

References

External links

Official site

Snétberger at ECM Records

YouTube channel
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snétberger, Ferenc 1957 births Hungarian jazz guitarists Hungarian male jazz musicians Hungarian male guitarists Living people Commander's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany