János Palojtay pianist
“One of the most exciting personalities of his generation. The type of musician who seeks the true meaning of great masterpieces. A sensitive musician with excellent piano skills.”
/Dénes Wait/
His performing style is largely determined by the fact that he improvises in many different musical languages – baroque, contemporary and jazz. Her international career was launched in 2012 with a 3rd place at the Paloma O´Shea Piano Competition in Santander. The same year, she made her US debut as a soloist in the Gilmore Foundation’s Rising Stars series. Since then he has given concerts with his regular chamber partner, cellist Lev Sivkov, at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. He has also performed in concert halls in several Asian countries, including India, Taiwan and South Korea. He is interested in how to bring classical music to audiences in a way that is free of appearances and up close. He is a regular participant in the Budapest underground scene, where he performs contemporary and jazz improvisations with various groups as well as classical music.