Edua Zadory starts her new position as violin professor at Al Quds University

“Édua Amarilla” Zádory, which means „glistening moonrise“ in Hungarian, was born in the southern Hungarian town of Kecskemét. At the early age of seven, Édua’s outstanding talent on the violin became evident. Taking part in a competition at the Franz Liszt-Musikhochschule, Édua wowed the judges with her exceptional talent and was offered a scholarship at this outstanding Swiss institute of music. In 1992 Édua began to study under star violinists Habib Kayaleh and Tibor Varga. One of the greatest violinist of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin, recognized Édua’s exceptional talent. He invited her to join his master classes at Gstaad, Switzerland.

In 1997 Vienna, the city of music, became the center of her life. At the University of Vienna Édua studied under highly acclaimed teachers Günter Pichler and Ernst Kovacic.
Concerts around the world contributed to her international career. Together with colleagues Christian Altenburger and Benjamin Schmid a series of solo concerts followed in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein. In 2005 the „Hungaria Piano Trio“ - Tamás Varga, Édua Zádory und Balázs Szokolay - was formed.
Numerous TV and radio performances (in Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, France) as well as CD productions by Hungaroton followed.
Hundreds of music lovers were fascinated by Édua’s solo performances in Europe and at highly acclaimed festivals like the Bariloche-Festival „Lao Lao“ and in El Borges di Buenos Aires. At the Teatro Nacional di Santo Domingo 1500 people gave Édua a standing ovation after her interpretation of Vivaldi’s „Four Seasons“.

Édua Amarilla, the „glistening moon“ has recently risen to stardom in places as remote as Iran, Morocco and Turkey. In 2009 Èdua Zádory in Duo with Anastasiia Dombrovska won first prize at the prestige Gaetano Zinetti international chamber music competition in Sanguinetto / Verona.

October 2011, she became professor at the Kunstuniversität Graz.
Future engagements include solo performances with the Vilnius orchestra and the world premiere of a new piece written especially by Johanna Doderer for Edua Zadory in Vienna.

She is looking forward to teach students of the Al Quds University College of Music and to present with them new chamber music cycles in Jerusalem and Abu Dies.

INVITATION

to a piano recital with 

ANNA MAGDALENA KOKITS

on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Petrof Grand Piano within a cooperation project of Al Quds University 

and the Czech Representative Office Ramallah.

August 26^th 2012 at 7 p.m. at Hind Al Husseini Campus

Ibn Jubayr street, Jerusalem

 Piano recital and contemporary dance performance of pieces by 

Bedřich Smetana,Johannes Brahms, Leoš Janáček 

and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

Invitation to the Monday Art Garden in Jerusalem

The Al Quds University cordially invites you to the first Monday Art Garden in Jerusalem!

Monday, July 16th 2012 at 6 pm

 

at Hind Al Husseini Campus

Ibn Jubayr street, Jerusalem

Enjoy a colourful music programme of students and teachers of the

Al Quds University College of Music Project and visit the art exhibition of the students of Fine Arts of Al Quds University.

We are looking forward to the guest performances of pianist Nicolas Dufetel from France, mezzo-soprano Aglaia Maria Mika from Austria and to the Jerusalem debut of a

„special guest“ from the Czech Republic.

It will be a pleasure to welcome you as our guest.

For further information and reservation please contact:

Petra R. Klose

Mail: petra@music.alquds.edu, Phone: 054 4687640

Monday Art Garden

On July 9th Al Quds University invited their staff and all students to a "Monday Art Garden". 

    The Monday Art Garden is a monthly creative event presenting an open air art exhibition of the students of Fine Arts and a colourful music programme by Al Quds University Music Department. Special guests on Monday were guest professor Nicolas Dufetel from France on the piano and singer Aglaia Maria Mika from Austria.

   The spontanious, relaxed and joyful ambiance inspired students, visitors and staff to watch, listen and particpate.  

concert at the Hammam Al Ayn

On July 7th Austrian mezzo-soprano Aglaia Maria Mika performed songs of Hildegard of Bingen at the Hammam Al Ayn at the Centre for Jerusalem Studies in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The artist accompanied herself on a shrutibox which is an old Indian instrument and explained to the audience about the text, history and structure of Hildegard of Bingen's music.

Aglaia Mika will come back to Al Quds University in October 2012 in order to give lectures and workshops for music therapy. We are also looking forward to further performances with the artist in Abu Dies, Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Invitation to a recital with Aglaia Maria Mika

We cordially invite you to a recital of Austrian Mezzosoprano Aglaia Maria Mika.

Aglaia Maria Mika will perform songs of Hildegard of Bingen at the Hammam Al Ayn, 

Souq Al Qattanin, in the Old City of Jerusalem 

on July 7th at 7 pm.

Reservations: 

Mail: petra@music.alquds.edu

Phone: 02 6287517

Piano Recital at Hind al Husseini College

In the evening of May 29th Hind al Husseini College Theatre Hall turned into a classic music hall with the internationally renowned piano duet Marialena Fernandes and Ranko Markovic.
 

The evening was supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum and presented by the new al Quds University College of Music planning it's further activities in July and autumn 2012. The Musicians presented pieces by Mahler, Cassela, Bruckner and Rachmaninov. The artists who came especially from Vienna to Jerusalem to perform this unique concert are both representatives of most renowned Austrian academic music institutions. 

At the end of the concert Ranko Markovic, artistic director of the Vienna Conservatory Music University, expressed his wishes to support Al Quds University's new music initiative. 

Marialena Fernandes was impressed by the wonderful attention and curiosity of Jerusalem's audience. Both artists have spent several days in The Old City and on Abu Dies campuses, interacting with students, professors and partner institutions of al Quds University.  
 
 

 
The concert audience made up of a diverse group of 90 residents of the city, Palestinians and internationals,  with the presence of President of al Quds University, Prof Sari Nusseibeh, were all  thrilled by the breathtaking piano recital and the harmonious light effects especially created for this evening. The artistic event was complemented with an exhibition of art works by students of al Quds University Fine Arts.