László Gyimesi (born June 17, 1948, in

Szentes Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Cso ...

) is a Hungarian

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Biography

He attended the

Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (, 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 Liszt Collection, which features several ...

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, where he was a winner of the Academy's Grand Prize. His teachers at the Academy included Peter Solymos and

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. Subsequently he studied with

Géza Anda Géza Anda (; 19 November 192113 June 1976) was a Swiss- Hungarian pianist. A celebrated interpreter of classical and romantic repertoire, particularly noted for his performances and recordings of Mozart, he was also considered to be a tremendous ...

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at the

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in Bloomington and

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. Gyimesi was a prize winner at several international piano competitions, including the

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, Liszt-Bartók Competition in Budapest and Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi. He has given solo recitals in USA, Canada, Japan, Cuba and most European countries. Orchestras with whom he performed as soloist include

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Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana The Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (OSI; literal translation, Orchestra of Italian Switzerland) is a Swiss orchestra based in Lugano. The orchestra's primary concert venue is the ''Auditorio RSI''. The OSI also gives a concert series at the Sa ...

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and

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. Gyimesi held professorships at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart and since 1986 at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel — Hochschule für Musik and also taught piano at the

Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe () is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led the school from 1924 to 1942. Studies ...

and

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. He has given master classes in USA, Japan, Spain, France and Hungary and his master class on piano technique was published by Diplomero.

References

External links

Official websiteKonzertfantasien und virtuose Etüden von Liszt-SchülernHommage an Schubert
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Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyimesi, Laszlo (pianist) 1948 births Hungarian classical pianists Hungarian male musicians Hungarian male classical pianists Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Living people People from Szentes Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe Academic staff of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart