Tamás Vásáry 80 A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Kossuth Prize-winner Tamás Vásáry celebrates his 80th birthday this year. He was a student of Lajos Hernádi at the Liszt Academy, 1956 rocketed him into the international arena, when in just a few years he became one of the most successful pianists. He began conducting in 1971, and from this time on he has been returning to the land of his birth ever more frequently. From 1993, he was enior director of music of the MR Symphony Orchestra for nearly a decade, and he was elected honorary senior director of music for life in 2004. To mark his 80th birthday, his friends, colleagues and students, and of course his alma mater, present him with this surprise concert as a tribute.