HALASZ, FRANZ

The American-born German guitarist Franz Halász is among the most outstanding artists in his field. He began his career in 1993, winning first prizes at the Andrés Segovia Competition in Spain and the Seto Ohashi Competition in Japan. A guest performer at major festivals and events such as the Rose Augustine Series in New York, the Toru Takemitsu Memorial Concert in Tokyo, and in Germany the Kissinger Sommer, Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte and Mecklenburg Vorpommern, and in England, Portugal, Brazil and elsewhere, he has also shared the stage with well known artists such as Siegfried Jerusalem, Patrick Gallois, Robert Aitken, Alban Gerhard and Boris Pergamenschikov among others. He is professor at the Nuremberg Musikhochschule and offers master-classes at prestigious institutes all over the world, including the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory, the Academy of Music in Oslo, and São Paulo University. His many recordings for BIS include among others the complete guitar music by Joaquín Turina and Toru Takemitsu.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
BACH, J.S.: Guitar Sonatas	BIS-CD-943
BERIO: Sequenza XI / SOLBIANI: 3 Pezzi	BIS-CD-823
GINASTERA / BROUWER / PONCE: Piano and Guitar Music	BIS-CD-671
HENZE: Guitar Music, Vol. 1	8.557344
SHOSTAKOVICH / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / SANTORSOLA: Music for Guitar and Piano	BIS-CD-717
TAKEMITSU: All in Twilight / Folios / In the Woods / 12 Songs	BIS-CD-1075
TURINA: Complete Works for Solo Guitar	BIS-CD-736