Ádám György

Ádám György ([ˈɟørɟ ˈaːdaːm]; born 28 January 1982) is a Hungarian pianist. György started his music studies at the age of four. While studying under Katalin Halmagyi, he was accepted to the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Budapest in 1994. György won the National Youth Piano Competition in 1998 and the Hungary's Pianist 2000 award two years later. From 2000 to 2006, Ádám attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he studied under György Nador and Balázs Reti. Currently, he is pursuing graduate studies at the Franz Liszt Academy, and he is director of the Adam György Castle Academy.[1] On 8 June 2012, he performed at the opening ceremony of the UEFA Euro 2012 in Warsaw, Poland.[2] On 10 June 2023, György performed the piano version of the UEFA Champions League Anthem prior to the final in Istanbul.[3]

The native form of this personal name is György Ádám. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ádám György
Ádám György, 2011
Ádám György, 2011
Background information
Born (1982-01-28) 28 January 1982
OriginPomáz, Hungary
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Pianist
Instrument(s)Piano
Websiteadamgyorgy.com

Awards
  • 2004 – First International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest: First Prize, Grand Prize and Special Prize
  • 2003 – San Remo International Piano Competition: "Special Prize"
  • 2002 – The Prix Classic Vienna (Wiener-Klassik-Preis)
  • 2000 – Pianist Award 2000, for the Pianist of Year in 2000 in Hungary /Bela Bartok Conservatory/
  • 1998 – 1st prize at National Youth Piano Competition, Hungary

Recordings
  • Ádám György, Concert in Budapest (2005)
  • Ádám György, Plays the Piano (2006)
  • Ádám György, Plays Bach and Mozart (2008)
  • Ádám György, Live in Budapest (DVD HD) (2008)
  • Ádám György, Live in Budapest, BLU-RAY (2009) [4]
  • Adam Gyorgy, The Carnegie Hall Concert CD (2016)

References
  1. "Adam György, Biography". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  2. "Flower power defines EURO ceremony". UEFA. June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. "Hungarian Pianist to Open Champions League Final". Hungary today. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. "Adam Gyorgy Shop". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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