Read The Story of Gezalius & his Bohemian Virtuosi Since May 2011 Geza has invested a great deal of effort towards creating an exceptional orchestra of young talented soloists in his hometown, Budapest. Barely a month later, the Bohemian Virtuosi are performing on the stage of Luganos festival, achieving immediate success. The idea of creating a foundation then issued, with the goal being to help the young talents of Eastern Europe, confronted to financial difficulty, to express themselves within the ensemble. The beginning of a new era It was in Lugano Switzerland, at the internationally renowned Progetto Argerich Festival, in June 2011, that Geza presented his new ensemble, The Bohemian Virtuosi. Constituted of eleven string players and a pianist, Rudolphe Czene, all virtuosi, their first appearance on an international stage immediately seduced the very demanding audience. Only a few weeks after the creation of this hungarian ensemble that the Virtuosi, beaming with energy, opened the Liszt evening of the festival by which the living legend of piano, Martha Argerich, seemed over impressed by the nature of this young Ensemble. The following next year Geza and the Virtuosi have made their first 4 concerts on a tour in Italy. The first concert was performed in Trento at the Contrada Larga, at an open air concert. The success of this first performance made their second event at the great Villa Reale as a sold out concert, which followed by a huge success at the end of the concert for a comeback giving 4 encores. The third concert was schedules at the famous Ravello Festival. The idea for this Festival was to present Geza & his Virtuosi inviting no other personality such as the great living legendary pianist Martha Argerich. Geza and Martha has performed the Beethoven Sonata N.8 with an outstanding second movement where they got a huge applause. Continued by a great Sonata for Violin and Piano by Claude Debussy. At the end of the Concert Argerich has joined Gezalius and his Virtuosi to perform the great Hungarian dances by Brahms which had to be played twice after the success of the finale. The 4th Concert was held in Casale Monferrato at the (Valcerrina Festival). which has bean again a sold out concert. The next concert followed a few weeks later in August at the Crans Montana festival in Switzerland. Gezalius and the Ensemble brought there musical message this year in january to The Latin American Public performing a 4 concert tour based in the beautiful Town of Cartagena in Colombia ,where every performance was broadcasted by the biggest national television trough all latin America. There Last Concert in Colombia had Millions of viewer and has given the very success and the purpose of Geza and His Enseble,s project in Latin America for good in the future. The Next month they continue doing a 2 concert tour in Italy with standing ovation of the public. With the goal of touching the hearts of younger generations, the Bohemian Virtuosi thrive from a certain particular kind of creativity and sources of inspiration, notably the origins of the Golden Age of violin playing. The high level of musicality and experience that possesses Geza Hosszy Legocky, being put to work with the ensemble as he promised to three legends: Ida Haendel, Ruggiero Ricci and Ivry Gitlis, to reconnect with the intense traditions that were created during this period. Certain conditions are applied: each one of the musicians in question pursues his own individual career as a soloist and has a big personality. The moment has come for Geza to make the connection between such unforgettable pasts and futures full of hope. Many celebrated friends and colleagues such as Martha Argerich, Michel Legrand, Tamas Vasary, Ivry Gitlis, Mischa and Lily Maisky, Roman Patkolo, Mihaela Ursuleasa et Gabriela Montero have already manifested their will to collaborate in projects with Geza and the Virtuosi. This is a gift for the young talents as of yet still less known to also gain experience performing with his ensemble. The hope of the Creation of a Foundation The founders would like to contribute to the promotion of classical music of the future, as well as providing a new generation of artists with opportunities. A principal goal of the foundation is also to devote towards the support, management and promotion of the Bohemian Virtuosi, coordination different projects based in Hungary for appearances on concert stages worldwide. Taking advantage of Gezas double Swiss/American nationality, the foundation opens its doors to patrons of the arts and sponsors. Not only should Gezas musical and professional entourage be involved, but also the numerous amateurs and public enthusiasts who are eager to participate in such an endeavor as promoting incontestable talent. The statutes of the foundation are available upon demand, and the foundation will publish an activity report based on said statutes annually keeping the contributors informed. Our First Guest: Rudolphe Czene A graduate from the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy, Rudolphe occupies a special place within the Bohemian Virtuosi. Before the creation of the orchestra he collaborated with Geza in a duo project consisting of French music. Born in 1986, he is the pupil and protégé of Zoltan Kocsis. Other great musicians such as Tamas Vasary and Peter Frankl supported his talent and musical approach. He already has a solo career in Hungary as well as on the international scene, his undeniable qualities being appreciated by the public and his numerous musical partners alike. One of his most recent successes amidst the Virtuosi as a soloist was recently hailed by the great Martha Argerich. The Repertory Thanks to a friendship with Michel Legrand, to whom we owe a treasury of film music, often awarded Oscars such as the Parapluies de Cherbourg, Eté 42... The repertoire of the Bohemian Virtuosi is thus rich in film music, that of Michel Legrand but also John Williams, Enrico Morricone or Nino Rota. The style of the ensemble also includes the compositions of Astor Piazzola, such as the famous take on Vivaldi Four Seasons or the superb Oblivion. Yet such an ensemble could not exist without the works for violin of Bach, the unforgettable Havanaise or Rondo Cappricioso of Saint Saens, the numerous arrangements and transcriptions such as those of Heifetz, Chopin, Gershwin, Debussy, Sarasate, Liszt, Bartok, Kodaly and many more wonders...
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