Andrea Vigh

Born: 1962

 

University position: DLA, professor, president

 

Subjects: Harp, chamber music, methodology

 

Studies:

1986: Franz Liszt Academy of Music – harp artist diploma, music theory diploma

2009: DLA - title of dissertation: Our Versatile Instrument, the Harp

 

Teaching activities:

1986-1996: Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music – harp

Since 1996: Franz Liszt Academy of Music

2007 - 2011: Head of the Chordal Instruments and Percussion Department, since 1st July 2011 Head of the Harp Sub-Department under Keyboard, Harp and Percussion Dept.

Since 2010: Vice President (responsible for academic affairs)

Since 2012: Vice President

 

Concerts:

1993-94: Concerts in Berlin, Lisbon, Salzburg with the Budapest Festival Orchestra

Since 1993: annual solo recitals at the Liszt Academy of Music

1994: appearance in ZDF's "Die Beste" to present her "Harp Concertos" record.

1995: Tour with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

1995: concerts organised around the Bartók commemoration in Paris, New York – Carnegie Hall

1997: concert with the Festival Orchestra, conducted by Zoltán Kocsis

2003: solo recital at the Budapest Spring Festival

2004: chamber concert with David Grimal, András Adorján, Miklós Perényi at the Liszt Academy on the occasion of Hungary's EU accession

2005: concerts in the Palace of Arts and at the Liszt Academy with Ilona Tokody and Éva Marton within the frames of Winter Evenings.

2006: Partner of Béla Drahos playing Mozart's concerto for flute and harp with the Hungarian Radio's Orchestra conducted by Tamás Vásáry

2008: concert in Vienna's Hofburg with Vilmos Szabadi in the autumn. National harp presentation tour. Concert series with Ilona Tokody and Vilmos Szabadi at the Liszt Academy.

 

Orchestral memberships:

Hungarian Radio's Symphonic Orchestra, MÁV Symphonic Orchestra, Budapest Strauss Orchestra .

Between 1993 and 1996, permanent guest of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

 

Recordings:

10 solo recordings at Capriccio and Hungaroton.

Various TV recordings, a documentary film and many programs about the harp. TV2 recorded her solo recital in 2000.

 

In 2006, Duna TV shot a program with the title of "The Versatility of Harp" with the co-operation of Ilona Tokody, Vilmos Szabadi and András Batta.

 

In 2006, Hungaroton commissioned her to prepare a DVD on Mozart's concerto for flute and harp with Béla Drahos and the Hungarian Radio's Symphonic Orchestra.

 

Memberships:

Member of the jury: international harp competitions in Arles, Szeged and Gödöllő.

Founder and artistic director of the International Harp Festival in Gödöllő since 1999.

 

Awards and honors:

2000: Liszt award

2016: Prima Prize

 

Contact:
andrea.vigh@lisztacademy.hu