Every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Chez Georges welcomes the Alex Swing Events collective, which offers a varied and quality program, following a repertoire of swing / gypsy jazz, the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and gypsy music.Chez Georges is a very pleasant wine bar on rue des canettes, with a magnificent vaulted cellar in the basement, transformed on Tuesday into a gypsy jazz club!ROBY Lakatos is an internationally acclaimed Hungarian violin virtuoso who is a direct descendant of the legendary composer and verbunk master János Bihari, one of the virtuosos of Hungarian Romanticism. ROBY Lakatos' violin playing, thanks to his epoch-making talent and the professional support of Yehudi Menuhin, has been heard in concerts from Carnegie Hall to the Vatican to London's Albert Hall. Countries around the world have honoured his musical greatness with prestigious awards and other accolades. Among other honours, ROBY Lakatos was made honorary citizen of Mexico, and in 2021 he received the Spanish Ministry of Culture's prestigious Music Prize in Madrid, which is awarded to the work of musical talents such as Alfred Brendel, Shlomo Mintz, Michael Nyman and Krzysztof Penderecki.The Maestro's local patriotism and commitment to Hungarian culture is shown by the fact that after thirty-four years in Brussels, he moved back home without giving up his international musical career. Following his return to Hungary, he has implemented a number of initiatives in Hungary that have made a significant contribution to the cultivation of Hungarian culture, the promotion of its international roots and the support of the musical careers of the rising generations of musicians.His unique musical talent was already revealed in his childhood: at the age of six he performed with the artist's violin at the Pista Dankó memorial concert, and at the age of eleven he played in Sándor Járóka's orchestra. In 1984, he took his first step towards an international music career when he signed his first contract with his first band in Belgium.The Virtuoso's international renown is primarily due to the fact that his violin playing, in addition to a high level of musical precision, is expressed in a unique sound and style that is instantly recognisable to anyone, not "only" in Hungary, but anywhere in the world.The international music society owes the birth and international spread of the "unorthodox gypsy fusion" style of music to the unique musical creativity of ROBY Lakatos, whose musical novelty is that the Maestro has renewed Hungarian gypsy music by fusing it with classical, Balkan and Orthodox Jewish music, as well as jazz.The success of ROBY Lakatos is unbroken, and his music regularly helps to promote Hungarian culture internationally. It is a testament to the Maestro's human qualities that he identifies himself as a Hungarian violinist at his major concerts, wherever he is in the world....
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Every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Chez Georges welcomes the Alex Swing Events collective, which offers a varied and quality program, following a repertoire of swing / gypsy jazz, the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and gypsy music.Chez Georges is a very pleasant wine bar on rue des canettes, with a magnificent vaulted cellar in the basement, transformed on Tuesday into a gypsy jazz club!ROBY Lakatos is an internationally acclaimed Hungarian violin virtuoso who is a direct descendant of the legendary composer and verbunk master János Bihari, one of the virtuosos of Hungarian Romanticism. ROBY Lakatos' violin playing, thanks to his epoch-making talent and the professional support of Yehudi Menuhin, has been heard in concerts from Carnegie Hall to the Vatican to London's Albert Hall. Countries around the world have honoured his musical greatness with prestigious awards and other accolades. Among other honours, ROBY Lakatos was made honorary citizen of Mexico, and in 2021 he received the Spanish Ministry of Culture's prestigious Music Prize in Madrid, which is awarded to the work of musical talents such as Alfred Brendel, Shlomo Mintz, Michael Nyman and Krzysztof Penderecki.The Maestro's local patriotism and commitment to Hungarian culture is shown by the fact that after thirty-four years in Brussels, he moved back home without giving up his international musical career. Following his return to Hungary, he has implemented a number of initiatives in Hungary that have made a significant contribution to the cultivation of Hungarian culture, the promotion of its international roots and the support of the musical careers of the rising generations of musicians.His unique musical talent was already revealed in his childhood: at the age of six he performed with the artist's violin at the Pista Dankó memorial concert, and at the age of eleven he played in Sándor Járóka's orchestra. In 1984, he took his first step towards an international music career when he signed his first contract with his first band in Belgium.The Virtuoso's international renown is primarily due to the fact that his violin playing, in addition to a high level of musical precision, is expressed in a unique sound and style that is instantly recognisable to anyone, not "only" in Hungary, but anywhere in the world.The international music society owes the birth and international spread of the "unorthodox gypsy fusion" style of music to the unique musical creativity of ROBY Lakatos, whose musical novelty is that the Maestro has renewed Hungarian gypsy music by fusing it with classical, Balkan and Orthodox Jewish music, as well as jazz.The success of ROBY Lakatos is unbroken, and his music regularly helps to promote Hungarian culture internationally. It is a testament to the Maestro's human qualities that he identifies himself as a Hungarian violinist at his major concerts, wherever he is in the world.
Tous les mardis de 20h à 23h, Chez Georges accueille le collectif Alex Swing Events qui propose une programmation variée et de qualité, suivant un répertoire de swing / jazz manouche, la musique de Django Reinhardt et Stéphane Grappelli, et la musique tsigane.Chez Georges, c'est un bar à vin très sympathique de la rue des canettes, avec au sous-sol une magnifique cave voûtée, transformée le mardi en cave... de jazz manouche !ROBY Lakatos est un violoniste virtuose hongrois de renommée internationale, descendant direct du légendaire compositeur et maître du verbunk János Bihari, l'un des virtuoses du romantisme hongrois. Le jeu de violon de ROBY Lakatos, grâce à son talent historique et au soutien professionnel de Yehudi Menuhin, a été entendu lors de concerts du Carnegie Hall au Vatican en passant par l'Albert Hall de Londres. Des pays du monde entier ont honoré sa grandeur musicale avec des prix prestigieux et d'autres distinctions. Entre autres distinctions, ROBY Lakatos a été fait citoyen d'honneur du Mexique et, en 2021, il a reçu le prestigieux prix de musique du ministère espagnol de la Culture à Madrid, qui récompense le travail de talents musicaux tels qu'Alfred Brendel, Shlomo Mintz, Michael Nyman et Krzysztof Penderecki.Le patriotisme local du Maestro et son engagement envers la culture hongroise se manifestent dans le fait qu'après trente-quatre ans à Bruxelles, il est revenu chez lui sans renoncer à sa carrière musicale internationale. Après son retour en Hongrie, il a mis en œuvre un certain nombre d'initiatives qui ont contribué de manière significative à la culture hongroise, à la promotion de ses racines internationales et au soutien des carrières musicales des nouvelles générations de musiciens.Son talent musical unique s'est déjà révélé dans son enfance : à l'âge de six ans, il a joué avec le violon de l'artiste lors du concert commémoratif de Pista Dankó, et à onze ans, il a joué dans l'orchestre de Sándor Járóka. En 1984, il a fait son premier pas vers une carrière musicale internationale en signant son premier contrat avec son premier groupe en Belgique.La renommée internationale du virtuose est due avant tout au fait que son jeu de violon, en plus d'un haut niveau de précision musicale, s'exprime dans un son et un style uniques, immédiatement reconnaissables pour tout le monde, non seulement en Hongrie, mais partout dans le monde.La société musicale internationale doit la naissance et la diffusion internationale du style de musique « fusion gitane non orthodoxe » à la créativité musicale unique de ROBY Lakatos, dont la nouveauté musicale est que le Maestro a renouvelé la musique gitane hongroise en la fusionnant avec la musique classique, balkanique et juive orthodoxe, ainsi qu'avec le jazz.Le succès de ROBY Lakatos ne se dément pas, et sa musique contribue régulièrement à promouvoir la culture hongroise à l'échelle internationale. C'est un témoignage des qualités humaines du Maestro qu'il s'identifie comme violoniste hongrois lors de ses grands concerts, où qu'il se trouve dans le monde.
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