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Várjon Dénes

piano
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
1968
Orchestra
Forrás Kamarazenei Műhely / Takács Zongoratrió
Web
http://denesvarjon.com/
 
1984-91 Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music (Professors: Sándor Falvai, Sándor Devich, György Kurtág, Ferenc Rados).
1985 Began taking part regularly in the masterclasses of András Schiff (Austria, Italy, England); Special prize, Hungarian Radio Competition; 1st prize, Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition.
1988-91 Annual performances at the Open Chamber Music Festival in Prussia Cove (England)
1989 Following the festival in Prussia Cove, concert touring England (London, Bristol, Cricklade Festival)
1990 Received scholarship from the Hungarian Philharmony
1991 1st prize, Géza Anda International Piano Competition (Zürich)
1991 Faculty member of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music Teacher´s Training College
1992 Three records, recorded by the Capriccio and Naxos Recording Companies
Concerts: Academy of Music, Hungarian State Opera, Hungarian Radio, Budapest Spring Festival, Germany - Saarländische Rundfunk, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, England, Greece, Poland, Belgium

Awards:
1997 - Liszt Award
2016 - Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory díj
2020 - Kossuth Award

 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
Live from Wigmore Hall - Beethoven, Ludwig van: Trio in B major, Op. 97; Haydn, Michael: Trio in G major (Gipsy)
(Live from Wigmore Hall - Beethoven, Ludwig van: B-dúr trió, Op. 97; Haydn, Michael: G-dúr trió) 		BBC Music BBCW 1006-2-BBC Own
1988 Capriccio C51123 2 CDs
1991 Naxos 8.550210
1993 Dohnányi, Ernst von: Sonata for cello & piano Op. 8. / Lajtha, László: Sonata for cello & piano Op. 17; Concerto for cello & piano Op. 31
(Dohnányi Ernő: B-dúr szonáta Op. 8. / Lajtha László: Szonáta Op. 17; Concerto Op. 31) 		Hungaroton Own
1993 Hungaroton HCD 31552
1995 Hungaroton HCD 31424
1995 Hungaroton HCD/MK 31424
1996 Chopin, Fryderyk: Chamber Music (Sonata in G minore for viloncello & piano Op. 65; Trio in G minore Op. 8)
(Chopin, Fryderyk: Kamarazene (G-moll szonáta Op. 65; G-moll Trió Op. 8)) 		Hungaroton HCD 31651 Own
1996 Capriccio C49032
1996 Capriccio C49030
1998 Veress, Sándor: Concerto for Piano, Strings and Percussion/Hommage a Paul Klee
(Veress Sándor: Zongoraverseny/Hommage á Paul Klee/Hat csárdás) 		Teldec 0630-19992-2 Own
1999 Hungarian Cello Music
(Magyar szerzők művei gordonkára) 		Hungaroton HCD 31835 Own
1999 Naxos 8.503045
2004 BMC HMIC BMC PCD 015 Not for sale - only for promotion
2004 Warner 2564-61588-2
2004 Capriccio C18402
2004 Capriccio C18404
2004 Capriccio C67107-08
2006 Szabó, Csaba: Chamber Music, Choral Works
(Szabó Csaba: Kamarazene, kórusművek) 		Hungaroton HCD 32183 Sung in Hungarian
2010 Naxos 8.578083-84
2010 Naxos 8.578062-63 2 CDs
2013 Naxos 8.551300-01 2 CDs
2015 The Complete Piano Concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven
(Ludwig van Beethoven összes zongoraversenye) 		Hungaroton HCD 32757–59 3 CDs
2016 Toccata Classics TOCC 0345 First recordings
2017 Izabella Simon & Dénes Várjon: The Great Fugue
(Simon Izabella & Várjon Dénes: A nagy fúga) 		Hungaroton HCD 32797 Own
2022 Hungaroton HCD 32868 Own
2023 Hungaroton HC 32863 Own
2024 Hungaroton 32830-31 2 CDs