Sandor Szabo guitar artist, improviser, composer
Born in 1956 in Törökszentmiklós, Hungary, he started
his studies with a private teacher of classical guitar. After trying different
styles from the middle of the seventies, he began to focus on improvisation.
His career started in 1980. From the beginning of his carreer he belongs
to the exotic players and composers. In his compositions he blends the
Far-Eastern music with the Hungarian folk traditions in an improvised
context which makes it modern. The athmosphere of his concerts is intimate
and personal. He soon became known with his original style, modern pieces,
and deep spirituality. His records has been released in England, USA,
Italy, Germany and Hungary.
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Up to now, Szabó is repeatedly toured throughout Europe and also performed
several times in the USA and Japan, Canada, India, Korea as a solo guitar
player. He also did some master classes in the US and France, Italy and
India introducing his special harmony concept. He is a master of playing
16 string, fretless and baritone guitars.
He collaborates in several duo projects with such artists like Kevin Kastning,
Veronique Gillet, Claus Boesser Ferrari, Edoardo Bignozzi, Michael Manring,
Claus Boesser Ferrari, Ralf Gauck, Alex De Grassi, Fernando Freitez. Sandor
Szabo has recently launched a web site about his researches for recreating
and recalling the ancient Hungarian Maqams. www.hunmaqam.hu
 
Photo: by László Hutton
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