Articles by Initial Letters
Népzenétől a Zártosztályig
- Issue: 2018/1
- Starting page: 32
- Author: Grozdits Károly
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Interview with musician Lázár Zsigmond on his relationship to folk music. From first grade onward, he attended the elementary school for singing and music in Dunaújváros, Hungary. Later on, his violin teacher registered him in the first dance house musician training course in Győr taught by Halmos Béla, Virágvölgyi Márta and members of the Téka band: at that point he knew nothing whatsoever about authentic folk music, Transylvania or the dance house movement. He describes the moment he became ‘infected’ by traditional folk music: playing music from Szék with others attending the course on the train on the way home from Győr. His first composition work was for a choreography by Szögi Csaba performed at the Zalaegerszeg Dance Festival in the 1980s. Today he composes, directs and plays music for theatre, is leader of a men’s chorus, conductor for the Dohány utca Synogogue, plays keyboards in a rock band, teaches music in a program for young people called ‘Second Chance’, and plays in formations such as Odessa Klezmer Band, Etnofon Band and with Nádasdy Ádám. He mentions a point at which he realized he’s not a folk musician, but rather a musician that also plays folk music. By Grozdits Károly.