Dezső Ránki gained his diploma in 1973 at the Liszt Academy of Music as a student of Pál Kadosa and Ferenc Rados. At the age of 18, he won first prize at the International Schumann Competition in Zwickau, and has since performed concerts worldwide. He has played with the Berlin and London Philharmonic Orchestras, the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Orchestre National de France in Paris, under numerous famed conductors including Georg Solti, Sándor Végh, Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta.... Since 1985, he has given duet recitals of works for two pianos with his wife Edit Klukon, most recently performing in Washington (at a Dukay evening), Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, New York and London. Their most recent recording features works by Liszt, Satie and Dukay. Ránki’s awards include the Liszt Prize in 1973, the Kossuth Prize in 1978, the Budapest Artist’s Award in 1982, the Artistic Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 1984, the Bartók-Pásztory Prize in 1988, the Outstanding Artist Award in 1990, and the Prima Primissima Award in 2005. He also received the Medium Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 2006, and the Kossuth Prize for a second time in 2008. Presented by: Jakobi Koncert Kft.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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