Monday 10 October 2016

[Unicum] Endre Hegedűs Piano Recital

 

The Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C.

Presents

Endre Hegedűs Piano Recital

Honoring the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight

 

Endre Hegedűs is a well-known soloist of international and Hungarian concert life. He graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest as a pianist in 1980. His professors were István Antal, Zoltán Kocsis, Ferenc Rados, András Schiff and Anna Hajdú. After graduation he attended Bruno Leonardo Gelber’s and Tamás Vásáry’s master classes several times.

He won prizes at ten international piano competitions, among them first prize at the Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition in Monza, Italy and at the International Piano Competition Sergei Rachmaninov in Morcone, Italy. He was awarded second prize at the International Piano Competition in Sydney, Australia and at the Dino Ciani International Competition at the Scala in Milan.

The number of his appearances to date exceeds 3100. He has given guest performances to great acclaim in several countries in Europe, in Australia, Japan, the one-time Soviet Union, South Korea, Canada and the United States.

RSVP at rsvp.was@mfa.gov.hu

 

This event is sponsored by the Memorial Committee established for the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight.

 

 

 

Dávid Singer

cultural attaché

 

Embassy of Hungary

3910 Shoemaker Street NW

20008 Washington DC

Cell: (202)460-3411

Tel: (202) 686-4144

washington.gov.hu

 

 

 

 

 

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