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...The most important influence during his studies in Hungary he received from the professor Ede Roth. He graduated at the Darmstadt Academy of Music in guitar with distinction, later he has also graduated the Gutenberg University in Mainz and the Musikhochschule in Munich. He took classes with the following masters: Tilman Hoppstock, Olaf van Gonnissen, Walter Schumacher, (guitar), Lajos Huszár, Heinz-Wieland Kurz (composition), Grigory Gruzman (piano). He has also attended Leo Brouwer’s master classes which played an important role in his compositional development. Since 1993 he has been a laureate at several music competitions, such as in Zory, Poland (distincion)- where Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann was member of the jury - , the 13. Esztergom International Guitar Competition (1st prize), the Budapest Music Contest (2nd prize), International Guitar Competition of Crete, Greece (2nd prize) and the Viareggio Competition of Composers (distinction). He received the “Zoltán Kodály” Stipend for composers in 1999. The musical language of his compositions contains often polytonal and polyrhythmic elements. He has been teaching guitar, music theory and music history since 1996, recently he is teacher at the Faculty of Music of the University of Szeged. In 2005 he has performed a solo recital with great success at the Carnegie Hall in New York. He has been holding master classes worldwide in English, German, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish languages. He is also regularly invited to juries of international music competitions. In 2006 David and Hans Wilhelm meet each other again at the guitar festival in Sczcawno (director Piotr Zaleski). David presented himself as a distinguished instructor, highly gifted soloist and great partner together with Tomasz Zawierucha, when they both played the solo parts of the Bach Concerto BWV 1060 with the guitar orchestra of Szczawno 2006, conducted by Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann. David will be the first time at the Rotenburg Guitarweek, and we look forward to perform again the Bach concerto with David and Tomasz. In Rotenburg 2008 he will give a solo recital with his own compositions as well as playing together with Tomasz Zawierucha with the guitar orchestra under the conduction of Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann See also website David Pavlovits
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