- Károly Schranz
Károly Schranz (born
1952 ) is a Hungarianviolinist , founding and current member of theTakács Quartet .Biography
Born in
Budapest ,Hungary , he began playing the violin at the age of four, receiving his first lessons from a Gypsy violinist neighbor. At fourteen he entered theBéla Bartók Secondary Music School in Budapest and upon graduation from that institution he entered the prestigiousFranz Liszt Academy of Music . It was there in1975 that he and three classmates formed what would become theTakács Quartet . Károly was the recipient of theFranz Liszt Prize in1983 . He currently lives inBoulder, Colorado with his wife and three daughters, and with the Takács Quartet is on the music faculty of theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder .Evaluation
New York Times music critic Jeremy Eichler wrote of Károly: "...The second violinist, Karoly Schranz, is the musical heart of this quartet, and he often leans toward the center of the ensemble as he plays, urging the phrases forward from deep within the fray. He and the cellist, Andras Fejer, are the only two original members remaining, though their dark, rich Central European tone is still at the core of the quartet's sound." [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/arts/music/27taka.html?ei=5070&en=ecb26c494f92744f&ex=1167195600&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1167109348-fKjMozO3sAN3OL5KS8Zmog Takacs Quartet - Review - Classical Music - New York Times ] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.takacsquartet.com Takács Quartet official website]
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