Zoltan

Description

"On click" (a.k.a. "reading") pianist on cruise ships, in theatre band (shorter vacation fill / emergency jump-in contracts preferred) - available almost immediately (after coordination) - experience : 10 contracts
Piano in jazz quartet on cruise ships (shorter vacation fill / emergency jump-in contracts preferred) - some experience (I can save your gig quickly if a pianist falls out)
Lounge duo to accompany a singer - with classical solo pieces that give some rest for the singer. (Cruise ships or hotels.)
In my experience, in elite environments people very much appreciat ... e (of course the digestable side of) classical music !
I can also combine piano AND organ. For instance Four Seasons by Vivaldy is an all-time favourite, but without being a little cheesy ! Entertaining - while still presenting Quality; pure, while still remaining catchy. Think of La fille de cheveux de lin, or Clair de Lune, or Arabesque No.1 - but "jeux d'eau" type of music also works very well to create a "chill out and fly away" atmosphere. The playable repertoire list is long. And of course some Gershwin and jazz standards in between.
"Serious classical" piano solo recitals, classical chamber music (with singers and/or with other instruments), or even with (string or symphonic) orchestra.
"Light classical" piano solo settings - please see showreel (certainly different programmes possible).
Classical church organ recitals - with a local (good quality) pipe organ, or on a local Allen organ, or with my own (rented) 3-4 manual (transportable) Allen organ. (Please check out my photos.) Solo organ compositions and chamber music (with singers, trumpet, or violin - or on request).
Organ in "unusual" settings : 80's synthesizer music (Vangelis, G.Presser, etc); organ + jazz guitar; rock music with organ. Please contact for more details.
"Beyond jazz" - own original composition with a band (of 10 musicians) - influences: Pat Metheny Group, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Steve Reich, J.S. Bach - please see www.toseethesun.com and contact for more samples and details.
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Experience

Piano concertos (Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninov, etc)
Solo piano recitals (in Hungary, Germany, USA, Syria, Iraq, Moldavia etc)
Church organ recitals (in various cities and villages of Hungary and Spain)
Classical symphonic orchestra keyboard repertoire (piano, organ, celesta etc) with the Budapest Festival Orchestra (dir. Ivan Fischer), all around the world
Keyboards in "progressive rock" and rock bands ("standalon" concerts and festivals)
Piano/keyboards in theatre bands
Studio session musician (for movie scoring, theatre, contemporary)
Wedding sessions, company events
Writin ... g music for advertisements/"spots"
Own original music (classical contemporary and composed "contemporary jazz-ish")
Improvisation
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Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Community Event Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Funeral/Memorial Service Grand Opening Party HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Product Launch / Promotion Session Work Theaters / Stage Wedding Ceremony Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

A theatre piece in which I played the organ (with a transportable 2-manual Allen organ) also required a little bit of stage acting, and I've done some funny things (in a parody) during the Academy years.

Additional Information

The transportation of the (physically 3, musically 4 manual) Allen organ (with 12 quite big, dedicated speakers) is possible with a 3,5 tons van, like Mercedes Sprinter, Iveco Daily, VW LT (etc). This is best in bigger acoustical spaces (like a bigger or at least mid-sized or cathedral-like church, or museum, or other "church-like" (somewhat reverberating) space.