Geza performing Bruch Violin Concerto - Live from Spain - Television Excerpts

Geza Hosszu Legocky;

wih the Cordoba Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Fernandez Silva.

Biography


GEZA HOSSZU LEGOCKY

"Our goal is to be spiritual,
not to understand the spiritual."
The exceptional musical world of Geza Hosszu bears a striking resemblance to the violin titans of the past. His rare and beautiful expression transmutes and glows at every moment, tantalizing the audience with fire, allowing limitless boundaries to his performances and a spiritual transfiguration which sometimes even evokes the dashing bravery of legendary heroes in a mythical battle with ghostly lighting. He has undoubtedly an overwhelming personality yet is always driven by the forces of love and through omnipresent feelings he unveils the realm of the sacred, leading his poetic side to such mystical moments of restraint, that when the power of imagination takes over the audience he could even induce audible levitation. But his greatest power in radically altering the state of the listener is an enormous gift to communicate the dramatic meaning of life, embodying in his sound an intensity beyond the unusual that pierces the hearts and awakens sensitivity. Most probably it is for this reason he has been compared more than once to the divine Maria Callas. Strangely they were born on the same day.
The elegant bohemian Geza Hosszu Legocky has an exotic provenance. He is the descendant of a line of renowned musicians from whom he inherited the traditional and mysterious knowledge that guards the spirit of the coveted gypsy music world. He proudly cultivate the values of his Jewish and Gypsy ancestors channelling his authentic roots through what he is: an international concert violinist. There is indeed a fascinating story at the very essence of this unique musician born in Lausanne with Hungarian blood boundaries that even relates him with G.Cziffra.
He was a very restless child prodigy, playing with anything that came upon his hands and only when someone gave him a violin he did gain a sense of calm. He wanted more than anything to play music with his father and during his entrance examination at the Vienna Academy of Music the experts inexorably proclaimed that if anyone was born to play the violin it was Geza Hosszu. He was six at the time and his extraordinary talent dazzled his professor Dora Schwarzberg, a great Russian teacher representing the school of Oistrach and Jankilevitch. One year later Geza was touring in Italy and France and at the age of nine he performed his debut with the ORFF TV. Many concerts ensued with orchestras in Hungary and when he was only ten his phenomenal performance in Moscow caused a true sensation.
His entire youth he was supported and guided by his courageous mother, but the tragic death of his father brought a deep sorrow upon twelve year old Geza. His meeting in Switzerland with Tibor Varga was decisive for his emotional strength. With open arms, this heir of the old Hungarian school of Carl Flesch and Leopold Auer showed Geza the interactive relation of the classical tradition with the folkloric roots of Hungary, not only reminding him of his origins but also inspiring his freedom of spirit. Off stage,
In the meantime the preference of Martha Argerich for this young violinist was extensively shown with deference, as she immediately included him in her film "Evening Talks" and performed with him in innumerable venues across the world. The acclaim followed, and he was recognized by music critics and colleagues as one of the elite violinists of our time. Geza Hosszu Legocky never forgot his roots in not only rendering the well known classics of the great Violin repertoire but also proudly presenting his beloved gypsy music, honouring his ancestors in fascinating crossover projects and finally creating his award-winning ensemble "The Five Devils". His solid academic formation combined with the inherited traditional knowledge, led his intuitive music to transcend to a superior level of performance and the sophisticated intensity of the result rocked many halls astonishing the audiences.
He continues to perform regularly at the most renowned music festivals around the world and previous performances include sold-out concerts at the prestigious Verbier Festival with Roby Lakatos and other artists such as Ida Haendel, Vadim Repin, and Sayaka Shoji. In 2003, he was invited by the Violin Festival in Cassis (France) to perform with Ruggiero Ricci and Ivry Gitlis and at the 2005 Saratoga Festival Geza made his recital debut with Martha Argerich to thunderous standing ovations. His regular chamber music partners include also many other musicians such as Gautier and Renaud Capucon, Luiz Gustavo Carvalho, Nelson Freire, Gabriela Montero, Akane Sakai, Giorgia Tomassi and Lily Maisky.