Press / Quotes
"Once in a while, a teacher gets rewarded with a brilliant
student. My two years with Dan Szabo at the New England Conservatory
were indeed a gift -- he is a pianist with unlimited potential
and a composer that makes my heart sing. I deeply feel that
he is an important musician for the coming years."
Bob Brookmeyer
"Since I heard Dan Szabo, I was impressed by his writing
and playing.. I enjoyed working with him because he was one
of those rare students that come once in a while.. He is someone
that not only learned from you but is able to inspire and
motivate you... His compositions are fantastic and his discipline
and attitude are great addition to his unique talent.. I really
miss not having him around, he is one of a kind.."
Danilo Perez
"Daniel is a piano player's piano player. His command
of the instrument is impressive, while never getting in the
way of the music. He has all the sensitivity of a true artist.
I always enjoyed playing with him and look forward to the
next time."
Jerry Bergonzi
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"I'm best at playing the piano when I can keep my ego
back. If I want to please people, it usually doesn't work
that well. To be able to play good music, I need to "turn
myself off" and to forget all circumstances, meaning
that I perform with some kind of positive indifference."
"..a CD has to be made of the moments of a performance
free from useless elements.."
"..it was musical openness that defined my existence
since the age of 4.."
"I would like to achieve that it's not the features
of a genre that prevail in the music I play but the personal
characteristics so unique. It's that people do not say that
some piano music is played, well though, but that it's Daniel
Szabo who plays. However, this is the hardest to achieve.."
"..as time passed as I got closer to jazz; above all,
it was the possibility of improvisation and this music's freedom
that impressed me a lot.."
(Audio - quotes from an interview; November 2000)
Titles
Music is above all
Interview - Radio and TV; weekly
Pianist of the next millenary: Daniel
Szabo
interview - hetedHéthatár; cultural magazin
Another glory of Daniel Szabo at the
Montreux Jazz Festival
Interview - Magyar Hírlap; daily
Future of music is openness
Interview - Népszabadság; daily
Artist of the month at BMC
Interview - Gramofon
Beats from Vilnius
Interview - Dunántúli Napló; daily
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