László Szlama – Koboz Player

Contact:
Email: szlamalac@gmail.com
Phone: +36 70 703 7650
Website: www.szlamalaci.hu

Education

  • 2020–present: Doctoral student, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

  • 2016: MA in Folk Plucked Instruments Teaching, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

  • 2014: BA in Folk Plucked Instruments, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

  • 2011: Intermediate vocational qualification in koboz, Nyíregyháza School of Arts

  • 2006–2011: Nyíregyháza School of Arts

Selected Lectures and Presentations

  • 2021: Păun Vasile, the Kobzos – Book launch and presentation at 5th Kobzos Day, Sfântu Gheorghe

  • 2020: As It Used to Be… – Presentation on a modern album built from old fragments, 4th Kobzos Day, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (online)

  • 2017: RhytMust – Premiere of original composition, Kobzos Day, Óbuda Folk Music School

  • 2017: On Secondary Level Koboz Education – Kobzos Day, Óbuda Folk Music School

  • 2016: Melody Play in Traditional Koboz Repertoire – Kobzos Day, Fonó

  • 2016: Bartók and Folk Music – Lecture at Tokyo University of the Arts (delegated by LFZE)

  • 2014: The Koboz Tablature – Study on notation of koboz melodies and arrangements, 32nd National Scientific Student Conference

Publications and Projects

  • 2020: Published Păun Vasile, the Kobzos

  • 2019: Koboz accompaniments and tablature for Balogh Sándor’s chamber music release The Walnut Tree in Bloom

Teaching Positions

  • Since 2014: Koboz, citera, and music theory teacher at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

  • Since 2015: Koboz and citera teacher at Ward Mária School, Budapest

Other Educational Activities

  • 2023: Touring educational concert series at the Palace of Arts (with András Bergics)

  • Since 2020: Educational concert series with Filharmónia Magyarország nationwide (Bordó Sárkány, Magyar Zene Háza)

  • Since 2020: Koboz instruction at BoglArt folk festival and courses (Vonyarcvashegy, from 2023 in Balatonboglár)

Awards and Honors

  • 2023: Young Master of Folk Art (state award)

  • 2023: Pest County Art Award

  • 2012: Junior Prima Award in Folk Culture and Public Education

  • 2012: La femme magazine’s “50 Talented Young Hungarians” (mentored by Erika Miklósa)

Bands and Collaborations

  • Bordó Sárkány

  • Pásztorhóra

  • Holddalanap

  • Új Gereben Ensemble

  • Bergics András–Szlama László Duo

Major Concerts (Recent Highlights)

  • 2024: MÜPA – Pure Source, multidisciplinary program inspired by Bartók’s Turkish and Hungarian collections (Bartók Spring 2024)

  • 2024: Hungarian State Opera – Carmina Burana prelude with Bordó Sárkány

  • 2023: 5th Budapest Demographic Summit (with Erika Miklósa)

  • 2022: Bartók Spring – Pure Source concert at MÜPA, Bartók Béla National Concert Hall

  • 2022: Dubai World Expo – Hungarian Pavilion day, Pure Source program

Recordings and Film

  • Multiple CDs and videos with Bordó Sárkány, Pásztorhóra, Holddalanap, and other ensembles (2010–2023)

  • Solo educational koboz videos with English subtitles (2019)

  • Numerous concert and documentary recordings