Chaba Erdeli ( Hungarian Erdélyi Csaba ; 1946 , Budapest ) - Hungarian violist .
| Chaba Erdely Hungarian Erdélyi Csaba | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1946 |
| Place of Birth | Budapest |
| A country |  Hungarian People's Republic , Hungary |
| Professions | violist |
| Instruments | alto |
At the age of 19, under the threat of expulsion from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and draft to the Hungarian army, the leadership of the academy was forced to switch from violin to viola. After long difficulties, he graduated from the Academy in 1970 under the leadership of Pal Lukacs, taking third place at the international viola competition held for the first time at the Academy, and in 1972 he became the first and only viola player to win the London Karl Flash Competition (mostly for violinists ) After this victory, he stayed in the UK, studied privately under the direction of Lionel Tertis (according to Erdeli’s recollections, Tertis had a great influence on him, in all the nuances he examined the phrasing and fingering of a number of works, including the Viola Concerto and William Walton Orchestra). In 1974 - 1978 the first alt of the London Philharmonic Orchestra .
Later, in addition to regular concert activities, he took an active part in various programs of IDRIART - the Institute for the Development of International Relations through Art, founded by violinist Micah Pogachnik - Erdeli himself particularly emphasizes the program for popularizing academic music in China, during which Western musicians performed concerts in factories and factories.