Zsuzsa Elekes

Education

Zsuzsa Elekes studied at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in her hometown in Budapest, where her teachers included Lajos Kertész (piano) and Gábor Lehotka (organ). She continued her studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music as a pupil of Ferenc Gergely (organ), Lajos Sztankay (piano) and János Sebestyén (harpsichord). Following her graduation, cum laude, in 1978, she undertook further study with Hannes Kästner in Leipzig, and participated in masterclasses with Marie-Claire Alain, Jean Guillou, Johannes-Ernst Köhler, Michael Radulescu, Michael Schneider and Luigi Tagliavini.

Career

She has made many LP, radio and Civil Defense recordings and undertaken concert tours in Germany, the Czechoslovakian Republic, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria, Poland, Romania, the Netherlands and Japan. From 1980 to 1994, Zsuzsa Elekes was soloist of the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Since 1994, she has taught organ at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest.

She is also frequently invited to sit on the juries of international competitions.

Achievements

1975: 1st prize at the competition to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest 1975: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1978: 2nd prize at the 1st International Franz Liszt Organ Competition, Budapest 1979: 3rd prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition, Prague 1980: 1st prize (the Bach Prize) at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, Leipzig 1986: Franz Liszt Memorial Award, Budapest 1988: Prize of the Cziffra Foundation, Budapest 1992: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1993: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1994: Franz Liszt Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture 1995: Grand Prix International du Disque (for her Liszt performances).

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Born

March 13, 1955

Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
Nationality
Hungary

Awards

Franz Liszt Prize 1975: 1st prize at the competition to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest 1975: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1978: 2nd prize at the 1st International Franz Liszt Organ Competition, Budapest 1979: 3rd prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition, Prague 1980: 1st prize (the Bach Prize) at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, Leipzig 1986: Franz Liszt Memorial Award, Budapest 1988: Prize of the Cziffra Foundation, Budapest 1992: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1993: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1994: Franz Liszt Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture 1995: Grand Prix International du Disque (for her Liszt performances)

Franz Liszt Prize 1975: 1st prize at the competition to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest 1975: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1978: 2nd prize at the 1st International Franz Liszt Organ Competition, Budapest 1979: 3rd prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition, Prague 1980: 1st prize (the Bach Prize) at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, Leipzig 1986: Franz Liszt Memorial Award, Budapest 1988: Prize of the Cziffra Foundation, Budapest 1992: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1993: Artisjus Prize, Budapest 1994: Franz Liszt Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture 1995: Grand Prix International du Disque (for her Liszt performances)

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