Edvin Marton
Edvin Marton (actually: Lajos Edvin Csűry ; born February 17, 1974 in Wylok , Ukraine ) is a Hungarian composer and violinist .
Life
Marton was born in the small Ukrainian town of Wylok (Hungarian: Tiszaújlak ), near the border with Hungary, to a Hungarian family. He was very talented even as a child and was admitted to the State PI Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow in 1983. In the following years he studied in Budapest, New York and Vienna.
He plays a violin by Antonio Stradivari , from 1697. With this violin he accompanied the figure skaters Yevgeny Pljuschtschenko , Stéphane Lambiel and others in their freestyle and gave concerts in Germany and Switzerland.
In 2006 he received an Emmy . At the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 he and Yevgeny Pljuschtschenko helped the Russian Dima Bilan to victory.
Discography
- 1996 Sarasate
- 2001 Strings 'N' Beats
- 2004 Virtuoso
- 2006 Stradivarius
- 2010 Hollywood
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marton, Edvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Csűry, Lajos Edvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wylok |