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Hungarian jazz guitarist
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Ferenc Snétberger
Background information
Born (1957-02-06) February 6, 1957 (age 67)
Salgótarján, Hungary
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1980s–present
LabelsEnja, ECM
Websitesnetberger.com
Musical artist

Ferenc Snétberger (born 6 February 1957) is a Hungarian jazz guitarist.

Biography

Snétberger was born into a Romani family. At the age of thirteen, he attended music school and studied classical guitar. From 1977 to 1981 he studied at Bela Bartók Jazz Conservatory in Budapest.

In 1987, he formed the Stendahl Trio with László Dés and Kornél Horváth, and in 2005 a trio with Arild Andersen and Italian drummer Paolo Vinaccia. He appeared in Joyosa-Kvartetten with German trumpeter Markus Stockhausen, Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen, and Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer. He has also worked with Joey Baron, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Richard Bona, Bobby McFerrin, David Friedman, Michel Godard, Anders Jormin, Didier Lockwood, James Moody, and Ernie Wilkins. He has composed film music and "For My People" for guitar and orchestra. His son, Toni Snétberger, is an actor.

On the German Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January 2011) concluded Snétberger celebration in plenary by the German Bundestag, with a Sinto when Zoni Weisz first held eulogy.

He founded the Snétberger Music Talent Center, an international music school for disadvantaged children and young people, mainly minority of Sinti and Romani origin. The school opened in 2011.

Honours and awards

Ribbon Name Year Notes
- German Jazz Prize (Deutscher Jazzpreis) 2022 In the category of guitar.
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2020 -
- Hungarian Heritage Award 2019 -
- JTI Trier Jazz Award 2018 -
- Kossuth Prize 2014 Awarded in recognition of his outstanding career as an international musician and composer, for his unique individuality in combining classical and Roma music, flamenco and jazz, and for his dedication to the care of young talent.
MOB Fair Play Award -
- Prima Award 2013 -
Commander's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit 2012 Awarded in recognition of his internationally acclaimed performing arts, his fostering of Roma culture and his multifaceted work in supporting and educating talented Roma youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest 2010 -
- Liszt Ferenc Award 2005
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 2004 (Returned in 2016) Awarded for his internationally acclaimed virtuoso performances and his work as a composer expressing the plight of the Roma people.
- Honorary Citizen of Salgotarján 2002

Discography

As leader

  • Signature (Enja, 1995)
  • Samboa (Sentemo, 1991)
  • Bajotambo (Sentemo, 1992)
  • The Budapest Concert (Enja, 1996)
  • Obsession (Tiptoe, 1998)
  • For My People with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Budapest (Enja, 2000)
  • Balance (Enja, 2002)
  • Joyosa with Markus Stockhausen, Arild Andersen, Patrice Heral (Enja, 2004)
  • Nomad with Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia (Enja, 2005)
  • Streams with Markus Stockhausen (Enja, 2007)
  • In Concert (ECM, 2016)
  • Titok (ECM, 2017)
  • Hallgató (ECM, 2021)

References

  1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Ferenc Snétberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "Deutscher Bundestag - Zoni Weisz erinnert an den vergessenen Holocaust". Bundestag.de (in German). 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. "Ferenc Snétberger". Deutscher Jazzpreis. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. "Artikel: Bekanntgabe vom 1. April 2021". Der Bundespräsident (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. "Bundesverdienstkreuz für Ferenc Snétberger". www.berlin.de (in German). 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  6. Plusz. "Snétberger Ferenc Magyar Örökség díjat kapott - MagyarJazz.hu". magyarjazz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  7. "JTI-Trier-Jazz-Award-2020 | Japan Tobacco International – a global tobacco company". www.jti.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  8. "Magyar Közlöny". Magyar Közlöny. p. 4204. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Ferenc Snétberger receives the most prestigious German jazz music award". Papageno (in Hungarian). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  10. "Magyar Közlöny". Magyar Közlöny. p. 24815. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. "Hungarian notables return state medals of every kind in protest". The Budapest Beacon. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  12. "Magyar Közlöny". Magyar Közlöny. p. 10306. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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