Ervin Nagy
Ervin Nagy | |
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| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Known for | Composer, Pianist |
Ervin Nagy is a Hungarian-born UK based classical pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in Győr, he started studying music at an early age and he began his piano lessons at the age of 11. He later won 1st Prize at the National Youth Piano Competition in Tarhos. He was a student of F. Liszt Academy of Music when he received 3rd Prize at the Porto International Piano Competition in Portugal in 1989. Since then he has performed solo and chamber music all over the world.
In 1990 he was awarded the Liszt-Cliburn Scholarship which enabled him to study further in the United States. In the following years he won numerous prizes including 1st Prize at the Hemphil Wels Sorrantin International Music Competition, 1st Prize at the Oklahoma Symphony International Music Competition and 1st Prize at the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition (now Virginia Waring Intn. P. C.)in California.[2] He also participated at masterclasses with J. Achucarro, D. Baskhirov, Norma Fisher, V. Mershanov, T. Vásáry and Andre Watts. He has recorded for labels, Hungaroton and BIS and a founding member of Trio Art Nouveau.
He has performed in many important music centers, including Bayreuth, Bratislava, Brusseles, Budapest, Dublin, Houston, Köln, London, New York, Melbourne, Rome, Tokyo, Salzburg, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Vienna and Washington. Most important venues he has performed are Sapporo Symphony Hall (Sapporo, Japan), Oji Hall (Tokyo), Palace of the Arts, Great Hall of the Liszt Academy (Budapest), Carnegie Hall (New York), St John’s Smith Square (London ), Symphony Hall (Stockholm), Mozarteum, (Salzburg), Schloss Mirabell (Salzburg), West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge) etc.
He was also invited to play with many Orchescha, including Fort Worth Symphony, Academy of London Chamber Orchestra, Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Chamber Orchestra, Gyor Symphony Orchestra. He has been a widely active chamber musician playing with various ensembles.He has collaborated with a number of well known musicians including Zoltan Kocsis, Peter Eotvos, Pieter Wispelwey, Kristof Barati, Tamas Vasary, Andras Keller, Kalman Berkes
He was broadcasted on the Hungarian National Radio, BBC, Radio New Zealand, Turkish Television, ABC Melbourne.
After returning to Europe he was based both in Budapest and Salzburg until 2000 when he started teaching at F. Liszt Academy of Music for both piano and Chamber music. In 2001 he began composing music for multimedia including video games and he is also notable in this industry. In 2009 he relocated to the United Kingdom
Compositions
His compositions are mostly chamber music and solo piano pieces.
- Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
- Duos for 2 Violin
- Songs on a poems of László Nagy (Bass and Piano Trio)
- Scherzo for Piano Trio
- Thoughts for Piano
- Caricatures for Solo Flute
- Recordare (Mixed Choir)
- Sacerdotes Domini (Mixed Choir, Organ)