"One of the finest young violin talents of the day" as recognized by the legendary pianist György Sándor, hungarian violinist Orsolya Korcsolán is quickly establishing herself as a dynamic recital soloist, versatile chamber musician.
Orsolya has an abiding curiosity and multifaceted interest in avant-garde, classical, alternative and jewish music. On her debut CD "Mosaic" she recorded jewish master pieces for violin and piano with Judit Kertesz. She has been an advocate of jewish music since her childhood and has been captivating audiences in the most prestigious Synagogues throughout Hungary. As guest artist shared the stage with leading eastern european cantors of our time.
A regular, close collaborater with Ádám Kondor and other living composers, Ms. Korcsolán is a passionate presenter of contemporary music, premiering new and unusual works. She performed the word premiere of Kondor's "Douze Coups" in New York City and his "Nurong Lullaby" in Graz, Austria.
Ms. Korcsolan studied at The Juilliard School in New York where she was one of the last students of Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman. Orsolya Korcsolán was awarded a Master of Music Degree in violin performance presented by Oscar winner actor Morgan Freeman.
While in New York, Ms. Korcsolán won the Dorothy DeLay Scholarship Award as well as the Cornelius Vander Star Scholarship Award. She received the Hungarian State Scholarship in Budapest and was a winner of the Scholarship of the American Joint Foundation Hungary.