András Csáki (born 1981 in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

), is a musician and guitarist from

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. He began to play the guitar at the age of 11. He graduated at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music with honor in 2007, where his professor was József Eötvös. In 2012–2013 he pursued graduate studies in the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant. He received his Doctorate degree in 2014 at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. Since 1995 András has been a regular participant of international master classes all over the world, including master classes held by Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Abel Carlevaro, Costas Cotsiolis, David Russell, Angel and Pepe Romero. Until the year of 2011 he received 24 prizes, among others he was awarded the first prize in the 51st Tokyo International Guitar Competition in 2008, and in the 42nd

Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition is an annual music competition for classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and has earned an international reputation, entering membership of the Wo ...

in Alessandria, Italy 2009, Julian Arcas Guitar Competition, Spain 2011. Besides solo recitals, he is also devoted to chamber music. He has had several opportunities to play guitar concertos with symphonic orchestras in Hungary and abroad. He has frequently been asked to give master classes in various countries, such as China, Estonia, France, Greece, India, Romania, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and his native Hungary. In 2009 he was appointed assistant professor at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest.

References

External links

Andras Csaki's homepage

Liszt Academy Budapest

Graham Wade About his CD

Album Reviews

All Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Csaki, Andras 1981 births Living people Hungarian guitarists Hungarian male guitarists Musicians from Budapest Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni