Katica illenyi biography templates

During college years she wanted to sing and tapdance as well. She studied classical singing for years and applied to the National Entertaining Centre, where another style of music could be heard from each classroom: jazz, evergreens, musicals. During these years she started to learn tapdancing and acquired jazz dance and classical ballet. In she obtained her masters degree in violin at Franz Liszt Academy of Music.

At the very beginning of her career, extraordinarily for a violinist, she played many operettas and musical roles, but remained faithful to the violin. Besides classical music she trained herself in various genres like jazz, swing and world music. She discovered uniqueness in the genres that she didn't get to know through classical music.

She gave her first own show in In the same year, her debut album "Premier" has been released for which she received the biggest award eMeRTon award from the Hungarian Radio. On that evening she played together with her brother, Csaba. Her second solo album originates from that evening's concert recording with the title: "Honeysuckle Rose".

That evening's special feature was J. On that evening she played Grappelli's most famous repertoire. The subject of the show is certainly love. The special guests of her concert were her 3 siblings. Her elder brother who is the first violinist at Houston Symphonic Orchestra, her younger brother who is a graduated violinist from Vienna Academy of Music, and her sister who is first cellist of Winterthur Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland.

I am in balance both in the field of music and in private life. Without being aware of it, I endeavour to be in harmony both mentally and spiritually, for this I am happy. In the first decade of the 21st century many wars, terror attacks, assassinations, natural disasters affected so many human lives around the world. The genuine and professionally well-recognized artist offered her popularity and knowledge for the year-old Red Cross that operates in countries around the world.

Katica illenyi biography templates

Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Hungarian violinist. Musical artist. Life and career [ edit ]. Awards [ edit ]. Discography [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Therefore, she decided that besides playing the violin, she will also sing and dance. She started to attend phonation classes and her voice became her second instrument. Beside all of that she also learned acting, and tap dancing.

Very unusual from a violinist, but in her early years she played the main roles in plays and musicals in which of course the violin played a very important part. Since then, she gives self-organized concerts, one-woman shows each year, always with a new repertoire, mixing classical pieces, jazz and easy listening music. At her concerts, gems of classical music, movie soundtracks, well known jazz and Broadway melodies can be heard.

She introduced a mysterious instrument, called Theremin to her audience on the 4th of January Out of the few Theremin players in the world, Katica is the only Hungarian artist who plays this instrument in concert. Next to classical music, she is committed to high quality popular music. At her concerts, she sings, plays the violin, the theremin and she also tap-dances.

With entertaining anecdotes, she pilots her audience from one music genre to an other. Entertainment, interactive communication with the audience are her prime elements.