Kató Havas

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Kató Havas (born November 5, 1920 in Târgu Secuiesc (Kezdivásárhely); † December 31, 2018 ) was a violinist and violin teacher of Hungarian origin.

Life

Kató Havas started playing the violin at the age of 5 and made public appearances in her childhood. She received her classical soloist training at the Budapest Music Academy . Her American debut took place in 1939 at Carnegie Hall in New York, which was followed by several tours. For personal reasons she gave up another concert activity and devoted herself entirely to teaching and bringing up her three daughters. In 2002 the Queen of England awarded her the Order of the British Empire for her services to music .

method

She began early on to develop a new method that primarily dealt with the stress of performances and the physical tension. She wondered why Hungarian gypsy violinists could play all night long without tension, smiling and with more virtuosity than themselves, without ever suffering from back pain or tendinitis. The focus of the method is on the unity of body and mind, which should be created through the coordination of body balances. This is where it starts with body and bow posture. Your findings can be transferred to all forms of music making and to all ages. Her publications appeared in several languages.

The Kato Havas Association for the New Approach (KHANA) is dedicated to spreading their method.

Publications

  • A New Approach to Violin Playing (London 1961)
  • The Twelve Lesson Course in the New Approach (London 1964)
  • The violin and I: a Autobiographical Account (London 1968)
  • Stage Fright: Its Cause and Cures (London 1974), ISBN 979-0-20164023-5
  • Freedom to Play: a String Manual (London 1977)

Translations into German:

  • A new way to play the violin: Bosworth Musikverlag, 1961 ISBN 3-920127-00-5
  • Stage fright: causes and overcoming with special consideration of violin playing, 1986, ISBN 3-920127-07-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 98 éves korában elhunyt Havas Kató hegedűművész. In: papageno.hu. January 9, 2019, accessed January 10, 2019 (Hungarian).