Golden bow for Roby Lakatos
On July 3, the Hungarian violin virtuoso Roby Lakatos will receive the "Golden Bow" as part of the Meiringen Music Festival.
The Brienz Violin Making School Foundation has announced that it will be awarding its annual prize to deserving musicians in 2020 to Roby Lakatos. The "Golden Bow", a high-quality violin bow, will be presented to him at the opening concert of the Meiringen Music Festival.
Lakatos, who expresses himself with virtuosity in various musical styles, comes from a family of Roma and musicians which, according to Wikipedia, goes back to the Hungarian composer and Roma violinist János Bihari (1764-1827), whose music was appreciated by Beethoven, Liszt and many others.
July 3, 2020, 7 p.m.
St. Michael's Church Meiringen
www.musikfestwoche-meiringen.ch
