Tibor Varga
TIBOR VARGA (1921 - 2003)
Violinist, Conductor and Pedagogue of World-Wide Renown
Tibor Varga, creator of a new style of violin playing, may be considered as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He performed under the baton of famous conductors like Ansermet, Boulez, Ferrara, Fricsay, Markevitch, Solti ...
Since the 1950s he also founded his own orchestras (Tibor Varga Chamber Orchestra / Tibor Varga Festival Orchestra …), with which he appeared as a soloist and conductor.
Famous for his sublime interpretations of the classic-romantic repertoire, since the 1940s Tibor Varga has moreover been considered as a pivotal figure in 20th-century music.
In particular, his (First) performances and recordings of the Violin Concertos and other compositions by Bartók, Berg and Schoenberg have raised these works to the status of “classics” of the repertoire and given them a prime position in international musical life.
Tibor Varga’s repertoire comprises some 1,000 different compositions, documented in part by the “Tibor Varga Legacy”-series.
Quotes
"A tribute to one of the greatest violinists of any time (Translation)" – "Musica", Rome
"A fabulous technique above all ... a compendium of the difficulties of a transcendent violin technique and perfect musicality (Translation)" – "Disques Références"
"… one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, who is also one of its most genuine musicians (Translation)" – Jean-Charles Hoffelé, "Le Monde de la Musique", Paris
"With Varga, a new way of violin playing is born: the purity of melodic line, this absolute accuracy of pitch, the expressive perfection of playing literally clothed in flawless phrasing, where everything is at once reflective yet supremely natural. (Translation)
" – "Le Monde de la Musique", Paris
"Listen to the young prodigy in famous works by Kreisler, Hubay, Paganini or Sarasate, but with particular attention to the very rare encores by Geszler (fabulous), Dohnányi, Ferrara or Principe: these are the most exceptional moments of this tribute (Translation)" – "Diapason", Paris
"Varga, a virtuoso of perfect technique and aristocratic artist (Translation)
" – "Le Monde de la Musique", Paris
"The virtuoso with prophetic pathos (Translation)" – Karl Schumann, "Süddeutsche Zeitung", Munich