Franz Halász
Guitar
The American born guitarist Franz Halász received a Latin Grammy Award (Best Classical Album) in 2015 for Alma Brasileira [BIS-2086], together with his regular duo partner Débora Halász. His international career began in 1993 when he was awarded first prizes in the Andrés Segovia Competition and the Seto-Ohashi International Competition. He is a guest at major festivals such as the Augustine Guitar Series, Kissinger Sommer (Germany) and Bath Festival (UK) and has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The first ever professor of guitar at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Franz Halász was in 2007 awarded the prestigious Bavarian Culture Prize for his work as a performer and teacher.