ABOUT ÁLMOS LÁSZLÓ TALLÓS

Álmos László Tallós (2003) started studying the harp at the age of nine at a music school under the tuition of harp teacher Márta Szederkényi-Horváth. From 2017 to 2021 he continued his studies at the Szent István Music School, where his harp teacher was Deborah Sipkay. Here he learnt a great deal about music literature, theory, solfeggio, and even composition. During this period, he also gained valuable experience playing with orchestras, and playing chamber music. In the course of his harp studies, he developed a very productive and motivating relationship with his teacher, which led to many successful recitals, competitions, and finally enabled him to be admitted to university.

Since October 2021 he has been studying with Prof. Xavier de Maistre and Anaëlle Tourret at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. He performs regularly both as a solo performer and with orchestras.

Between 2019 and 2021 he was regular member with the Saint Stephan Philharmonics Budapest and performed Debussy: Danse sacrée et profane in January 2021 conducted by Maestro Ádám Medveczky. In April 2022, he was the soloist of the same piece again with the orchestra, at the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He has recurringly played in several productions of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2020, he gave a solo recital with great success in the 22nd edition at the prestigious Gödöllő International Harp Festival in Hungary.

Besides working with his current teachers, he has been an active participant in master classes held by Catherine Michel, Maria Graf, Isabelle Moretti, Manja Smits, and Elisabeth Plank.

Álmos has achieved recognition and awards in various harp competitions: 1st Prize in the 6th Secondary National Music Schools Harp Competition, Budapest in 2018; 1st Prize in the U19 category and the Weininger Richárd Special Prize in the 5th International Harp Competition Szeged, Hungary in 2019. During the pandemic he was only able to participate in online contests, with recordings: 1st Prize (Platinum Medal) in the Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition in 2021; Gold Medal in the secondary U19 category in the 6th Hong Kong International Harp Competition. He applied successfully for the WHC 2020 Cardiff Focus on Youth Program, which was held online in June 2021. At the 2022 Korea International Harp Competition he won the 5th prize. He was a participant in the 12th USA International Harp Competition, where he played in the second stage of the competition. In October 2022 with his vision for a CD-recording “WELTTANZ”, he became a finalist for the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis.

Since February 2022 he has been collaborating with the LIVE MUSIC NOW HAMBURG Organisation and gave numerous recitals.

After graduating and completing his academic training, his foremost objective will be to become a versatile artist. In addition to performing, he composes his own works and arrangements, as during his solo performances he often plays his own pieces. His goal is to write accessible contemporary music for harp, while understanding and using the various possibilities of the instrument. His main inspirations come from Henriette Renié, Maurice Ravel and Béla Bartók.