Katona Twins

In the organizer's words:

From Bach to the Beatles

Peter and Zoltán Katona have been hailed by the Daily Telegraph as "the best-known guitar duo in the classical world", switching effortlessly from classical to popular genres in their concerts. They have performed in the world's major concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Vienna, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall Moscow, Suntory Hall Tokyo and the Berlin Philharmonie. In 2009, they performed live as soloists at the 'Night of the Proms' in front of half a million people in arenas all over Europe. They have performed with renowned musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott and world-class ensembles such as the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.

The Katona Twins have won numerous prizes both individually and together. In 1993 they won 1st prize at the prestigious duo competition in Montelimar (F). In the same year, they also won 1st prize at the international guitar duo competition in Bubenreuth and the Culture Prize of the City of Kassel. In 1997 they won the Young Concert Artist Trust competition in Lon-don and in 1998 the Concert Artists Guild Competition New York, followed by a tour of the United States including their Carnegie Hall debut. In 2004 they became the first guitarists in the Trust's history to be awarded the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Prize. They were resident artists of San Francisco Performances from 2007-11.

The duo's broad repertoire ranges from Bach and Mozart to the tango music of Piazzolla and their own arrangements of pop classics. The program also includes concertos for two guitars and orchestra by Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Piazzolla and Tedesco. Several composers have written works for the Katona Twins and dedicated them to them.
The Katona Twins have been repeatedly invited to record for the BBC and other international television and radio stations. Their numerous CD releases include music by Scarlatti and Handel, Rodrigo, Albéniz, Piazzolla and Manuel de Falla. Their tenth recording will be released worldwide in November 2020 under the title 'Hollywood & Swing'.

The Katona Twins studied both individually and as a guitar duo in Budapest, Frankfurt and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Their teachers included Julian Bream and John Williams. Peter and Zoltán Katona were born in Hungary, are German citizens and now live in Liverpool.

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