223 E 52nd Street, NY 10022
On May 9 the Salon de Virtuosi is thrilled to present their Musical Soul of Hungary Concert in collaboration with the Consulate General of Hungary at the beautiful concert hall of the Hungarian Consulate in New York, 223 East 52 Street NYC.
This year the Salon de Virtuosi is featuring two exciting young Hungarian artists - pianist Julia Hamos and violinist Daniel Hodos, who will perform virtuoso works from the classical repertoire with a focus of the musical culture of Hungary. The organizers are thrilled and deeply grateful to the Consulate General of Hungary and Consul General István Pásztor for their hospitality and for continuing their longstanding collaboration in supporting young musicians.
Event details:
- Concert: 7 pm
- Post-concert reception: 8:15 – 9:15 pm
About the Artists
Julia Hamos combines her American and Hungarian roots with an adventurous spirit to explore the essence of repertoire ranging from Bach to composers living today. Instinctive artistic expression, a forward-thinking attitude, a joyful physical flexibility at the instrument, and an unyielding fascination with the music she plays makes her an artist to watch. She is the winner of the Sterndale Bennett Prize for Romantic Music at the Royal Academy of Music and the Fidelman Prize for Contemporary Music from the Mannes School of Music in New York and won the Grand Prix of the International Virtuoso Competition in New York City. Julia is in international demand as a soloist and chamber musician. She performs at the Pierre-Boulez Saal, Berlin, the Wigmore Hall, London, as well as in New York at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Liszt Academy in Budapest, and other concert halls in Europe and overseas.
Daniel Hodos was born in Hungary and began playing the violin at the age of eight. He was admitted to the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest in 2017, where he studied with Miklós Szenthelyi. In 2021 he got accepted to the Colburn Music Academy in Los Angeles, where he is currently studying with Joan Kwuon. He is the laureate of national and international competitions. He was the 1st prize winner of the XV. Koncz Janos Violin Competition, he received 2nd prize at the Ilona Feher International Violin Competition (2017). He was also the absolute first-prize winner of the Danubia Talents International Music Festival and Competition (2020). He was selected as a finalist for the Leonid Kogan International Competition (2020) and a Merit Award winner of the Music Center’s Spotlight Competition (2022).