Concert Pianist

GÁBOR FARKAS

About

Gábor Farkas is beyond doubt one of the finest pianists of his generation. His highly personal performing style has gained him the name of being „the poet of the piano” – a unique title coined by world famous pianist and conductor Tamás Vásáry. The richness of his piano sound, his fine taste for agogics and a perfectly balanced yet unrivalled virtuosity duly grant him a place among the very best of today’s classical music world. Farkas is a musician not only to be reckoned with and a „name to watch” as Jeremy Nicholas put it (Gramophone, London 2009), but certainly one whose art will leave a decent mark for the future of classical music.

official Steinway artist

Concert Pianist

Experience

„The Farkas we hear on this Chopin album is a mature and thoughtful interpreter. He possesses a big sound and enviable technique, with a special understanding of texture and tone color…Farkas speaks very directly, with unfussy, natural lyricism….. reminding me of the great Alexis Weissenberg. Farkas’ disc is its own complete artistic statement, and will enrich any CD collection with its individuality and accomplishment. This is the sort of recording that made me want to be a music critic.”

Dave Saemann -Fanfare Magazine, 2019

“One of those dead solid perfect records, it’s a wealth of riches for the classical fan here as Farkas has the smarts to give you an excursion into the familiar pointing out places you’ve never fully heard before. Quite the dazzling interpretation.”

Midwest Record

“The more I listened to Farkas’s Totentanz the more remarkable it seemed. This isn’t a wunderkind out to impress; no, there’s a certainty of shape and a depth of imagination to this man’s playing that speaks of a talent far beyond his years.”

MusicWeb International

“From the word go you know you are in a safe pair of hands- not that Farkas is inclined to play it safe when it comes to tempi and the music’s more perilous passages- with a warm, velvety sound throughout his wide dynamic range, and an innate grasp of Liszt’s idiom.”

Gramophone

“This collection of works asks a lot from a pianist and Gábor Farkas emerges as one of those rare players who seemingly has it all. Even more impressive, he has the judgment to deploy it with tact….an outstanding (and lustrously engineered) recital.”

Fanfare

“The subtle treatments of the song renderings here are delightful: they make it possible to imagine Liszt himself thinking his way through these pieces.”

AllMusic Guide

UPCOMING ALL EVENTS

UPCOMING CONCERTS

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ALL CONCERTS

2021 09 12 - Jury at Liszt International Piano Competition, Budapest

2021 09 26 - Boronka Castle, Erkel Chamber Orchestra

J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto in f- minor BWV 1056

2021 09 28 - Liszt Academy Grand Hall, MÁV Symphonic Orchestra, conductor: Robert Farkas

Schumann: Piano Concerto in a-minor Op.54

2021 10 03 - Kárpát-medencei Komolyzenei Fesztivál, Uránia Nemzeti Filmszínház

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no.12.; Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances; Bartók: For Children

2021 10 21 - „Liszt Ünnep” International Cultural Festival, Budapest, Régi Zeneakadémia

Liszt: Mazeppa – Unreleased intermediate version - world premier

2021 10 22 - Celebrating Franz Liszt, Dunakeszi Cultural Center, Dunakeszi Symphonic Orchestra, conductor: Pál Farkas

Liszt: Concerto in A- major S.125, No.2 Details ›

2021 10 27 - Masterclass, Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, St.Petersburg, Russia

2021 10 30 - Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia

Liszt: Concerto in A-major S.125, No.2. Details ›

2021 10 31 - Jury at Liszt International Piano Competition, Weimar, Germany

2021 11 18 - Recital performance, Grand Hall Liszt University, Pécs

Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 • Rachmaninoff: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16 • Medtner: Sonata in f-minor Op. 5

2021 11 19 - Masterclass, Pécs

2021 11 21 - Jury „Zenevarázslat” International Piano Competition, Kaposvár

2021 11 30 - Schubert’s All Chamber Music for Piano – Trios/1., Solti Hall, Liszt Academy, Budapest