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Praised by musicians, audiences, and music critics as a rising "tour de force" in the classical music scene, Géza Hosszu-Legocky's critical acclaim culminated with the nomination of two Grammy® Awards, including the "Best Classical Music Album 2005" and "Best Chamber Music
Recording 2005" for his recording of the Schumann Violin Sonata in A minor and other chamber music works with an all-star
cast including Martha Argerich, Maxim Vengerov, Lilya Zilberstein, and Gabriela Montero on EMI Classics recorded in 2004.
In 2003, he released his first EMI Classics recording performing traditional Hungarian Gypsy music with his ensemble "The
5 DeVils".
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Known for his passionate and fiery interpretations of classical, jazz, and
Hungarian gypsy music, he first made his public debut at the age of 9 on Austrian Television "ORF". Since then, he has
performed with the National Hungarian Orchestra of Budapest and performed in Argentina, France, Germany, Spain, Japan,
Italy, and the USA.As a guest soloist, he has been invited to perform with the major orchestras and ensembles throughout the
world including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with Myung-Whun Chung, NHK Orchestra in Tokyo with Charles
Dutoit, and the Kremerata Baltica with Gidon Kremer. His regular chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Gautier
Capucon, Renaud Capucon, Nelson Freire, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel, Gabriela Montero, Vadim Repin, and Giorgia Tomassi. He continues to perform regularly at the top music festivals around the world including
Aspen Festival (USA), Beppu Festival (Japan), Buenos Aires Festival (Argentina), Ludwigsburg Festival (Germany), Lugano Festival
(Italy), Ruhr Piano Festival (Germany), Saratoga Festival (USA), Taipei Festival (Taiwan), Verbier Music Festival (Switzerland),
and many others. In 1999 and 2000, he performed in sold-out concerts at the prestigious Verbier Festival with Roby Lakatos
and Friends which also included artists such as Ida Haendel, Vadim Repin, and Sayaka Shoji. In 2003, he was invited
by the Violin Festival in Cassis (France) to perform with Martha Argerich, Ruggiero Ricci, and Ivry Gitlis. At the 2005
Saratoga Festival, Géza made his recital debut with Martha Argerich to thunderous standing ovations. He continues to perform in recitals and concerts in the world's most renowned concert halls
including Salle de Pleyel (Paris), Teatro Color (Buenos Aires), Théâtre des Champes Elysees (Paris), and Auditorium du Louvre
(Paris). 2001 was a year of significant attention for Géza. He was among only the selected few
young artists from around the world invited to participate in the prestigious Dorothy Delay Symposium and Master Classes at
the Juilliard School of Music in the class of violinist Robert McDuffie. Upon hearing him, McDuffie immediately engaged
him to perform at the Aspen Music Festival in an international concert broadcast on NPR, reaching over three million listeners
worldwide. Offstage, Géza has made a cameo appearance as a gypsy violinist in Francois Girard's 1998
Academy-award winning film The Red Violin. In 2001, he and Martha Argerich were
profiled in Georges Gachot's feature film Conversations Nocturnes. This documentary
was exhibited at the world's major international film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival and won numerous awards
including the PRIX ITALIA 2002 Documentary on "Music and Arts". In addition to classical music, Géza has a passion for performing traditional Hungarian gypsy
music and created his award-winning ensemble "The 5 DeVils" and have performed at the major festivals in South America and
Europe. Géza was born in 1985 and is a top honours student at the Vienna Academy of
Music. His teachers and coaches have included Ruggiero Ricci, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel, Tibor Varga, Dora Schwarzberg,
and Marina Sokorova. He holds a dual Swiss and American citizenship and currently resides in Lausanne, Switzerland. Please get in touch with any comments or reactions to my site.
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