Miklós Perényi is a Hungarian cellist. He was born in Budapest

Budapest

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 into a musical family and studied at the Ferenc Liszt

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 Academy of Musec in Budapest with Ede Banda and Enrico Mainardi

Enrico Mainardi

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. He continued his studies at the Accademia Santa Cecilia, graduating in 1962. In 1963 he won a prize at the Pablo Casals International Violoncello Competition in Budapest.

In 1965 and 1966 he studied with Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals

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 in Zermatt

Zermatt

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 and Puerto Rico

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 and afterward performed at Marlboro Festival for four consecutive years. In 1974 he became a lecturer and in 1980 a professor at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, but while teaching continued to perform internationally. He has been a regular guest of the Theatre de la Ville in Paris

Paris

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for solo works and chamber music performances.

Discography

Perényi's work is available on recordings under the Hungaroton, Quint, Decca, Metropolitan Video and ECM New Series. Selected recordings include:

• Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano and Violoncello by Ludwig van Beethoven, Andras Schiff, and Miklos Perenyi (Audio CD - Sep 28, 2004)
• J.S. Bach/Miklos Perenyi: 6 Suites for Cello Solo - BWV 1007-1012 (DVD - Apr 25, 2006)
• Miklos Perenyi & Denes Varjon by Perenyi, Varion, Bach, and Britten (Audio CD - Jun 1, 2010)
• Suite No.3 in C, BWV1009: Courante by Miklós Perényi & Dénes Várjon (MP3 Download - Jun 1, 2010)
• Haydn: Cello Concertos 1 & 2 by Miklos Perenyi, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, and Janos Rolla (Audio CD - Jul 13, 2000)
• Sonata in C, Op.65: Scherzo - pizzicato by Miklós Perényi & Dénes Várjon (MP3 Download - Jun 1, 2010)
• The Instruments Of Classical Music: The Cello by Miklos Perenyi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonín Dvořák, and Benjamin Godard (Audio CD - Jun 4, 1990)