Born: 1944, Budapest
Academic degree, university position: DLA habil., associate professor
Subject: 20th century piano music performing practice
Studies:
Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, under professor Kornél Zempléni
1967: summa cum laude, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, majoring in piano – studied under Professor Péter Solymos
Teaching experiences:
Since 1993: Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Master classes:
1992–2002: Kőszeg, Lajtha László Music Course
1992–2002: Keszthely, Festetich Castle International Piano Master Class
1996–2012: Sárospatak, International Summer Academy
1992–2002: Keszthely, Festetich Castle International Piano Master Class
1996–2012: Sárospatak, International Summer Academy
Major concerts:
1965: International Chopin Piano Competition (Warsaw) finalist
1966: Piano Competition of the Hungarian Radio
1967: International Piano Competition (München) finalist
1971: Gaudeamus Contemporary Music Competition (Rotterdam)
Music festivals:
Music of Our Age, Minifestival, Humanité Festival in Paris, ISCM Festival in London, Dutch Festival, Warsaw Autumn, Music Biennale Zagreb, concerts and festivals organized by the Hungarian Cultural Institutes
1965-1993: soloist of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Judgings:
2007: Paris, International Messiaen Piano Competition
2008: Pécs, International Liszt Piano Competition
2010, 2012: Szeged, International Bartók Piano Competition
2017: Bartók Music House, Rákoshegy – Bartók Piano Competition of Budapest Music Schools
Judgings:
2007: Paris, International Messiaen Piano Competition
2008: Pécs, International Liszt Piano Competition
2010, 2012: Szeged, International Bartók Piano Competition
2017: Bartók Music House, Rákoshegy – Bartók Piano Competition of Budapest Music Schools
Recordings:
Bozay Attila művei ("Works by Attila Bozay") Hungaroton SLPX 11742, 1976
Kortárs zongoraművek ("Contemporary piano pieces") Hungaroton HCD 12569-2, 1984
Piano Music for Four Hands Vol. 2. by Mosonyi Naxos 8.223558, 1994
Körmendi Klára zongorázik ("Klára Körmendi Plays the Piano") Hungaroton HCD 31606, 1995
Kortárs magyar zene fagottra és zongorára ("Contemporary Hungarian Music for Bassoon and Piano") Hungaroton HCD 31725, 1997
Durkó Zsolt: Zongoraverseny ("Piano Concerto by Zsolt Durkó") Hungaroton
A to Z of Classical Music. Naxos 8.553362
Cantre (The), Vol. 2. Naxos 8.554903-04DX
Chill with Satie. Naxos 8.556781
Debussy (The Best of ). Naxos 8.556663
Debussy: The Best of Debussy, Naxos 8.551113
Debussy: Suite bergamasque/Images/Preludes/Arabesques. Naxos 8.550253
Discover Music of the Twentieth Century. Naxos 8.558168-69
Mediation: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming. Naxos 8.556614
Mosonyi: Piano Concerto/Symphony No. 1. Naxos 8.223539
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit/Sonatine/La Tombeau de Couperin. Naxos 8.550254
Satie (The Best of). Naxos 8.556688
Satie: Piano Works (Selection). Naxos 8.550305
Satie: Piano Works, Vol. 1-4. Naxos 8.550696-998.550696
Lajtha László összes zongoraműve ("Complete Piano Works of László Lajtha") Marco Polo
Radio recordings:
Hungarian Radio, Wien, Paris, London, Köln, Basel, Lausanne, Zürich, Tokió, Ljubljana
Memberships:
2008–2016: President of the Hungarian Musical Society
Erkel Society, Veresss Society – Member of the Committee
President of the Studies Committee at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Awards, honours:
1984–2009: for 14 times Artisjus Music Foundation's Prize
1992: Liszt Ferenc Prize
1998: Lajtha László Prize
1999: Bartók–Pásztory Prize
2001: Veress Sándor Prize