Roby Lakatos and Ensemble
Concert Tours
Touring producer for gypsy – jazz violin virtuoso Roby Lakatos and Ensemble, performing for the first time in Australia.
Location: Australia
Year: 2010
Venues / Dates: Melbourne Recital Centre (14,15 December), Sydney Opera House (17 December) Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane (18,19 December)
Presenting Partners: Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
About
Mixing classical and jazz idioms with the magic of the Hungarian-gypsy vitality, violinist Roby Lakatos is a global phenomenon whose mastery and musicianship has earned him the title, ‘The Devils Fiddler’.
From Carnegie Hall to The Royal Albert Hall, Lakatos’ live concerts are renowned the world over for their mesmerising virtuosity, fire and passion that embodies the Gypsy spirit. Lakatos’ performed on this tour works by Liszt and Brahms, along side Chick Chorea, Django Reinhardt, Piazzola and Fats Waller. The tour resulted in the Double CD La Passion, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House.
Roby Lakatos, first violin; Lászlo Bóni, second violin Jeno Lisztes,cimbalom; Laszlo Balogh, guitar; Robert Fehér, bass; Frantisek Janoska, piano
Reviews
“But when Roby Lakatos spun out his first cadenza, the earth stood still. His band are Gypsies like him, and each can carry an evening. Lakatos left us with birdsong in our ears.” The Independent (UK)
“With his boxer’s frame, moustache and long jacket, he could have walked out of a 1860s daguerreotype. As for his playing, its immense control and exuberant inventiveness defied belief. I doubt whether I’ve ever seen a musician of such calm strength and charisma.” Daily Telegraph (UK)