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27.09.06

Roland Szentpali is increasingly known throughout the world as "the Mozart of the Tuba" for his profound musicality and virtuosity on the Tuba in combination with the musical genius inherent in his many and diverse musical compositions. As a soloist, he has performed recitals and solos with prestigious orchestras and wind bands throughout Europe and North America.

Roland Szentpali will perform again in Japan in 2006:

Japan Tour Dates October 2006:

Fukuoka:
October 6th, 13:00 Private & Group Lessons
October 7th, 10:00 Private, Group, Ensemble Lessons
16:00 Masterclass
17:30 Concert

Place: Fukuoka Dai-ichi high school Music room 1-7 mukaino minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 815-0035

Contact: Mr. Junichi Ogata, Tel : +81(0)92-596-8928

Yawatahama (Ehime):
October 9th, 14:00 Joint recital with Ryunosuke Abe

Place: Yawatahama Bunka Kaikan "Yumemikan" Sub Hall

Contact: Mr. Ryunosuke Abe, Tel : +81(0)80-3162-9444

Osaka:
October 11th: Masterclass

Contact: Mr. Akira Minatogawa (Dolce Gakki), Tel: +81(0)6-6377-1117

Yonago (Tottori):
October 14th, 13:00 Private, Group, Ensemble Lessons & Masterclass
October 15th, 14:00 Concert with Symphonic wind band (Gregson's Tuba Concerto)

Place: Yonago-shi Kohkaido, 2-61 Kakuban-cho, Yonago-shi, Tottori 683-0812

Contact: Mr. Hiroshi Sumi, Tel : +81(0)859-37-26274

Hokkaido:
October 18th, 14:00 Masterclass
18:30 Concert

Place: Asai Gakuen University, 23 Bunkyodai Ebetsu-Shi, Hokkaido

Contact: Mr. Keisetsu Chiba, Tel: 090-7650-3689

Tokyo:
October 22nd, 15:00 Masterclass
18:00 Concert

Place: Space "Do", 2-8-9 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073

Contact: Mr. Ayumu Inoue (Music shop "DAC") +81 (0)3-3361-2211

Roland Szentpali plays a Meinl-Weston 45S-LP F-Tuba.

Roland Szentpáli, born in Nyíregyháza (Hungary).

Roland began playing the euphonium at the age of twelve, moving on to the tuba in the following year under the guidance of Sandor Lukács. He was a student at the Béla Bartok Academy in Budapest from 1991-1995, studying with Joseph Baszinka and Gábor Adamik.
Roland continued his studies with Lászlò Szabò at the F. Liszt Academy. On the international scene, Roland has attended courses held by Roger Bobo, Mel Culbertson, Manfred Hoppert, and Sam Pilafian and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships for study abroad.

Among his numerous successes in solo competitions, the most notable are his recent first prizes at the Lahti International Brass Competition in Finland (2001), the International Performer's Competition in Brno, Czech Republic (2000), and the International Tuba Competition in Cheju, Korea (2000). He was also awarded second prize at the prestigious Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition in 2000, and has also been a prize winner at other competitions, including TubaMania (Australia, 1999), Geubwiller International Tuba Competition (France, 1998).

Roland is also very active as a composer, having written many works for tuba, chamber ensemble and orchestra in a broad variety of styles. In February of 1994, he performed his own Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra in Budapest for live television broadcast. His music has been played and recorded by the Hungarian Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra Hungarian Music Academy Bela Bartok. His recent solo CD" I Killed my Lips" includes four of his own compositions.

Apart from his busy solo and composition schedule, Roland does freelance tuba work and plays in the National Radio and Television Youth Orchestra of Hungary.