András Lakatos, born in 2004 in Szombathely, Hungary, started playing the piano at the age of five and starting from the age of eleven, he attended the class for exceptional talents at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz with Ludmila Satz. From 2019 to 2022, he was a pre-college student in the class of Prof. Dr. Péter Nagy at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, where he is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree. Since 2024, he has also been studying at the La Schola Cantorum Paris with Prof. Maurizio Moretti. András has attended master classes with renowned pianists such as Rudolf Buchbinder, Boris Berman, Milana Chernyavska, Till Fellner, Antti Siirala, Akiko Ebi, Markus Groh, Imogen Cooper, Joanna MacGregor, Mi-Joo Lee, Wei-Yi Yang and Edith Fischer.
His talent has been recognized at numerous international piano competitions, including winning the 1st Prize at the 2023 International Munich Piano Competition, 1st Prize at the 2024 International Music Academy FORTE Piano Competition in Brussels, and most recently, he triumphed at the International Robert Schumann Piano Competition in Düsseldorf, winning the 1st prize, Schumann Prize, EMCY Prize, and Audience Prize.
András has performed in prestigious concert halls across Europe, including the Müpa in Budapest, the Robert-Schumann Hall in Düsseldorf with the Kölner Kammerorchester, the Bartók Hall in Szombathely with the Savaria Symphony Orchestra, the Steinway Haus in Munich, the Liszt Institute, Theaterhaus, The Steinway Lounge, the Liederhalle in Stuttgart and many more. Since 2023, András has been a scholarship holder of the Christel-Guthörle-Stiftung, and since 2024, of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.
If you are interested in working with András, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.
Solo:
J. S. Bach, English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
J. S. Bach, French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
J. S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875
B. Bartók, Sonata, BB 88 Sz. 80
B. Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68 Sz. 56
B. Bartók, Two Romanian Dances, op. 8a
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2 No. 1
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 6 in F major, op. 10 No. 2
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathetique”
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 9 in E major, op. 14 No. 1
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 No. 3
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90
L. v. Beethoven, 15 Variations and Fugue in E-flat major, op. 35 “Eroica Variations”
J. Brahms, Ballade in G minor, op. 118 No. 3
F. Chopin, Études, op. 10 (Selection)
F. Chopin, Études, op. 25 (Selection)
F. Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23
F. Chopin, Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47
F. Chopin, Scherzo No. 4 in E major, op. 54
F. Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 No. 1
F. Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53
F. Chopin, Mazurkas, op. 17
F. Chopin, Waltz in A-flat major, op. 34 No. 1
F. Chopin, Waltz in A-flat major, op. 42
C. Debussy, Étude No. 2 “pour les tierces”
C. Debussy, Étude No. 7 “pour les degrés chromatiques”
J. Haydn, Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:24
J. Haydn, Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:39
J. Haydn, Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
G. Ligeti, Étude No. 13, “L ́escalier du diable”
F. Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No.11 in A minor, S. 244/11
F. Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor, S. 244/13
F. Liszt/G. Verdi, Rigoletto Paraphrase, S. 434
F. Liszt/F. Schubert, Erlkönig, S. 558/4
F. Liszt, Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
F. Liszt, Transcendental Étude No. 4 in D minor, S. 139/4 “Mazeppa”
F. Liszt, Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B-flat minor, S. 139/12 “Chasse-neige”
F. Liszt, Grandes étude de Paganini No. 2 in E-flat major, S. 141/2
F. Liszt, Grandes étude de Paganini No. 3 in G-sharp minor, S.141/3 “La Campanella“
F. Liszt, Grandes étude de Paganini No. 6 in A minor, S. 141/6
F. Liszt, Étude de concert No. 1 in D-flat major, S. 145/
F. M. Bartholdy, Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14
W. A. Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F major, KV 332
W. A. Mozart, Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, KV 570
W. A. Mozart, 9 Variations on “Lison dormait” in C major, KV 264
W. A. Mozart, 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport in D major, KV 573
S. Rachmaninoff, Étude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1
S. Rachmaninoff, Étude-Tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5
S. Rachmaninoff, Étude-Tableau in A minor, Op. 39 No. 6
D. Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor, K 1
D. Scarlatti, Sonata in G major, K 146
D. Scarlatti, Sonata in B-flat major, K 529
F. Schubert, Moments musicaux, op. 94 D 780
F. Schubert, Impromptu in E flat major, op. 90 no. 2 D 899
R. Schumann, Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 11
R. Schumann, Fantasiestücke, op. 12
R. Schumann, Fantasie, op. 17
A. Scriabin, Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30
A. Scriabin, Études, op. 8 (Selection)
A. Scriabin, Preludes, op. 11 (Selection)
Chamber music:
L. v. Beethoven, 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen“ for Cello and
Piano in E-flat major, WoO 46
L. v. Beethoven, Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon in G major, WoO 37
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 11 “Gassenhauer”
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Trio in D major, op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
J. Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78
J. Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100
J. Brahms, Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, op. 38
J. Brahms, Clarinet Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.120 No.1
C. Debussy, Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L. 116 CD. 124
G. Fauré, Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, op. 13
F. Hensel, Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11
P. Hindemith, Viola Sonata in F major, op. 11 No. 4
F. M. Bartholdy, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 49
S. Prokofiev, Cello Sonata in C major, op. 119
S. Rachmaninoff, Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 19
C. Reinecke, Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Horn in A minor, op. 188
C. Saint-Saëns, Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 14
A. Schönberg, Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21
F. Schubert, Piano Quintet in A major, D 667 “Trout”
R. Schumann, Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
C. M. v. Weber, Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat major, op. 48
With orchestra:
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
E. v. Dohnányi, Variations on a Nursery Tune for Piano and Orchestra in C major, op.
25
J. Haydn, Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11
F. Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
F. M. Bartholdy, Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 40
R. Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54
