Roby Lakatos ensemble (Ensemble)
Laszlo Boni,
(second violin) was born in Budapest in 1968 and studied with Roby Lakatos's
father, playing in his orchestra and earning a soloist's diploma as a Gypsy
violinist in 1987. He then spent six months in Japan, performing with a Gypsy
trio that subsequently toured the whole of Europe. He worked in Antwerp from
1991 to 1994
Jeno Lisztes,
(cimbalom) was born in Budapest in 1986 and is the grandson of a famous cimbalom
player. He was only four when he started studying the classical cimbalom with
Agnes Szekely. He then studied classical and Gypsy music with Jenц Soros. He was
still only 12 when he won the Racz Aladar Cimbalom Competition. He has been
studying at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest since
2005
Laszlo Balogh, (guitar) was
born in Budapest in 1987. He started studying music aged six with Professor
Agnes Szйkely of the Toth Aladar Academy in Budapest. His first instrument was
the cimbalom, but he switched to the guitar when he was 12. He went on to study
at the Franz Liszt Music Academy after which he became an ‘apprentice’ in the
Roby Lakatos Ensemble for two years; he is now solo
guitarist
Laszlo
`Csorosz` Lisztes, (double bass) was born 14th of
February 1988. Having originally started his musical studies on the violin, at
the age of 9 he makes the switch to double bass and enters the Toth Aladar
academy. His teacher at the time was Lajos Duduj. He then later moved on to the
Bela Bartok Academy, where he studied under Istvаn Lukacshazi. At present he
is taking courses at the Pйcs Conservatory as a post graduate
student.
Frantisek Janoska, (piano)
was born in Bratislava in 1986. He studied with Professor Peter Cerman and
Professor Juraj Tandler at the State Conservatorium in Bratislava. He won the
International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Hungary in 2002 and the 2006
Concours Martial Solal. He is currently studying with Professor Roland Keller at
the University of Music and Performing Arts in
Vienna
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