Szokolay Sándor, zeneszerző

 

László Legendy was born in 1973 in Hungary. He started to play the piano at the age of six.

In 1987 he was admitted to the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music in Budapest, to the class of Gábor Csalog. 
In 1991 he continued his studies with András Kemenes and György Kurtág at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where later he graduated. 
 
He performed and recorded two Piano Concertos of Róbert Gulya composer, with dedication for the young pianist. 
 
From 1993 he gave concerts in Hungary as the soloist of the Hungarian National Philharmony.
He regularly performed with the great violinist and professor, Dénes Zsigmondy.
As a chamber musician he gave several concerts in Hungary and abroad. 
 
In 1999 on his third CD recording he played Beethoven: IV. Piano Concerto with the Juventutis Symphony Orchestra.
His hometown awarded him with the Young Artists for the Culture title.
 
From 2000 for years, he was performing and on tour with Orsolya Szokolay violinist, daughter of the famous Hungarian composer Sándor Szokolay. This is how his 10 years collaboration started with Prof. Sándor Szokolay.
László assisted the composer in working with digital notation program and edited his works. This close relation based the Legend Art Publishing Company.
He developed his notation skills as an editor inspired by such Artists as Zoltán Kocsis and became famous from his demanding editions published by Legend Art.
 
Beside of music notation he was continuously playing the piano and had international private students too. He is the type of musician believes the score should be most carefully read and followed, while the artistic freedom cannot override the composer’s intention.
He is dedicated performing the works of Bach, Haydn and Mozart.
 
From 2017 László Legendy serves as President and Artistic Director of the Sándor Szokolay Foundation.

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