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Born prematurely in
Budapest, Hungary in 1979.
As a result of an oxygen overdose in a defective incubator, lost his
eyesight. However, it did not hinder his future. He began playing the
piano at the age of five, and three years later he made his
debut. Since then he regularly gives concerts, featured on television,
and played at festivals. Tamás has won first place at the Louis
Braille International Music Competions in Moscow in 1997 despite being
the youngest participant. He plays regularly under the batons of Tamás
Vásáry, Rico Saccani and Uri Mayer. Based on high recommendations he
was accepted by the Royal conservatory of Music in Toronto where he
was the student of Leon Fleisher, Marc Durand, and Jenny Regehr at the
Glen Gould Professional Piano School. Although his studies at the
Conservatory keep him busy, he continues to give concerts around the
world. He performed with the Iceland Symphony, Hungarian Radio
Orchestra, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Franz Liszt
Chamber Orchestra. He also toured in the USA with the Viennese Mozart
Orchestra. Érdi's primary teachers from the beginning are Erika Becht
and Zsuzsa Kollár, who use the "structural" method to teach Tamás,
whereby he virtually "recomposes" the music he is taught. |
Born in 1982 in Budapest,
Hungary, he brings to the concert stage generations of European
musical heritage coupled with an outstanding talent. He was admitted to the Béla
Bartók Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.
Currently he is a scholarship student with Pinchas Zukerman at the
Manhattan School of Music. While still in school, he had a busy
competition and performing schedule. He won or placed as finalist on
several competitions in Europe and played as a soloist in Hungary,
France, Austria, Holland and Germany. He considers his education with
Mr. Zukerman and his assistant, Patinka Kopec, very fortunate, since
it offers him a chance to solidify his European musical training. He
plans to be a solo performer and ready for the career awaiting for
him.
Tatiana
Gonchorova, piano accompanist
Inspiring
ensemble partner and solo performer, she has performed throughout the
USA, South America, Europe and Japan. Born into a musician's family,
she began her studies at an early age in her native Russia making
her debut at age ten with the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra. She
studied at the Moscow Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music and
Juilliard School. She is the winner of numerous prices and awards at
piano competitions. Ms. Goncharova is on the faculty of the National
Arts Centre Young Artists Program under the directions os Pinchas
Zukerman. She has lived in the USA since 1989.
Source: Hungarian Cultural Center, NY |
