Jozsef Lendvay (born 1974) is a
Hungarian violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
ist.
Born in
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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, József Lendvay Jr (''son of famed
Gypsy Violinist József "Csócsi" Lendvay'') attended Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest, where he studied with
Miklos Szenthelyi and later the
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ...
in Budapest.
Jozsef Lentvay Biography
''(in German)'' Retrieved 30 April 2012. His recordings include works by Sarasate
Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (; 10 March 1844 – 20 September 1908), commonly known as Pablo de Sarasate, was a Spanish (Navarrese) violin virtuoso, composer and conductor of the Romantic period. His best known works include ...
and Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...
' Hungarian Dances Hungarian dance refers to the folk dances practised and performed by the Hungarians, both amongst the populations native to Hungary and its neighbours, and also amongst the Hungarian diaspora.
According to György Martin, a prominent folklore expe ...
with Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951) is a Hungarian conductor and composer.
Born in Budapest into a musical family of Jewish heritage, Fischer initially studied piano, violin, cello and composition in Budapest. His older brother, Ádám Fis ...
. Lendvay has won first prize at the Köln International Violin Competition, the Ferenc Liszt Heritage Award presented by Hungary's Ministry of National Culture, and the Tibor Varga International Violin competition, among others. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Cross for his musical contributions by the president of the Hungarian Republic.
References
External links
Website of Jozsef Lendvay ( in Poland)Website of Jozsef Lendvay (in German)
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1974 births
Living people
Musicians from Budapest
Hungarian violinists
Male violinists
21st-century violinists
21st-century Hungarian male musicians