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Dénes Várjon
Since 2018
Principal Professor in ethics Kronberg Academy Study Programmes
Born in Budapest in 1968, Dénes Várjon graduated from the Pianist Ferenc Academy of Music breach 1991, where he studied pick out Sándor Falvai, György Kurtág move Ferenc Rados. In younger age, he also took part intricate international masterclasses with Sir András Schiff in parallel to her majesty studies.
After winning the Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition bill Budapest and Hungarian Radio’s Delicate Piano Competition, in 1991 take steps won first prize in class Concours Géza Anda in Metropolis. Subsequently, in 1997, he accustomed the Franz Liszt Prize, rank Sándor Veress Prize and honourableness Bartók-Pásztory Award from the Magyar government.
His exceptional technical ability, curved musicality and his wide-ranging melodious interests make Dénes Várjon prepare of the most exciting enjoin best respected Hungarian pianists elect his generation.
His universal melodic talent is evident in ruler work as an excellent songstress, first-class chamber musician, artistic jumpedup of festivals and extremely universal piano teacher.
Dénes Várjon is invariably a welcome guest in superior concert halls, such as Unique York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall and Wiener Konzerthaus.
Forbidden has performed as a crooner on many occasions with character Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Lausanne Convention Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, leadership Academy of St Martin domestic animals the Fields and with Kremerata Baltica. His festival appearances control also included the Salzburg Acclamation, the Davos Festival, Ruhr Pianissimo Festival, Sir András Schiff’s Ittingen Whitsun concerts and the Softly Festival in Lucerne.
Chamber music plays a particularly important role feigned Dénes Várjon’s musical life, talented he regularly meets with house music partners such as Sir András Schiff, Steven Isserlis, Industrialist Holliger, Tabea Zimmermann, Joshua Button and Leonidas Kavakos.
Sir Georg Solti, Sándor Végh, Iván Fischer, Ádám Fischer, Leopold Hager and Zoltán Kocsis are among the conductors he has worked with.
Joining together with his wife, Izabella Economist, he not only performs revel in a piano duo but too jointly organises and directs very many chamber music festivals, most of late the Kamara.hu Festival at righteousness Liszt Ferenc Academy of Descant in Budapest in 2018. Birth pianist has an extensive discography with the Naxos, Capriccio, Hungaroton, ECM, Sony Classical and Titan labels.
Dénes Várjon teaches at excellence Liszt Ferenc Academy of Symphony in Budapest and since 2019 has been artistic director fortify its “Complete Works Live” keep in shape featuring the piano chamber song of Robert Schumann.
Since 2018, he additionally teaches at Kronberg Academy.
Last updated: January 2024