Swiss Global Artistic Foundation

Noémi Győri (born 1983) is one of the most promising musicians of her generation. She is currently the only emerging artist of the Miyazawa Flutes in Europe, and was for the second time chosen as the Annie Fischer Scholar of the Filharmony Budapest. She is an artist at the Hungarofest Klassz Foundation and the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Foundations in Vienna (since 2007) and Munich (since 2008).

Ms Győri is completing her post-graduate studies in the studio of András Adorján at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, and with Barbara Gisler-Haase at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. She graduated with honors from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, in 2007. She has been a student of numerous outstanding professors, such as Henrik Prőhle -- Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Petri Alanko -- Sibelius Academy Helsinki, Gyöngyössy Zoltán -- Béla Bartók Conservatory Budapest, Blaisdell Frances -- Stanford Music Center USA, Lóránt Kovács -- Japan. She is regular participant of international music festivals (Moscow Spring Festival, Budapest Spring Festival, Mini Festival Budapest, Jewish Summer Festival, Collegium Musicum, Tanglewood Institute-Boston, Thy Masterclass-Denmark, Musikforum-Klagenfurt, Kuhmo Festival-Finland), and flute master classes (Aurèle Nicolet, András Adorján, Pierre Yves-Artaud, Marina Piccinini, Paul Meisen, William Bennett, Michael M. Kofler).

Ms Győri is a very successful competitor at national and international competitions. She has received among others the following distinctions: Allegro Vivo Prize (2008), First Prize in the 12th International Friedrich Kuhlau Flute Competition in duo with Gergely Madaras (2007), First Prize in the National Legany Denes Music Competition (2006), Second Prize in the International "Ostracized" Music Competition Germany (2006), Fourth Prize in the Swedish International Duo Competition (2006), Sixth Prize in the International Flute Competition Krakow (2007), Special Prize in the Budapest Fringe Festival and was the finalist of the Young Concert Artist European Auditions in Leipzig (2008). Besides her chamber music concerts, she has played solo with the Orchester Jakobsplatz, Teatro di Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Budapest Youth Symphony Orchestra, the IKZE Ensemble, Amadinda Percussion Group and has played flute in Kremerata Baltica under Gidon Kremer. As Principal Flute of the German-Scandinavian Youth Philharmony she has performed in 2006 in the Berlin Philharmonie.

Since 2003 she is an organizer and performer in Hungary's most important festival for young contemporary composers, the annual "IKZE", together with Gergely Madaras.

Ms Győri presented a masterclass in Taiwan and is invited to teach at Artesono Music Festival in Switzerland for the summer of 2009.

Ms Győri received the Performers' Prize (2006) at the Artisjus Music Foundation Hungary for her outstanding performance of Hungarian contemporary compositions. In 2007 she won the scholarship of the Ari S. Kupsus Salon Concert Society, and support from The Brannen-Cooper Fund for the premier of Georgi Sztojanov's Flute Concerto with the Amadinda Percussion Group. She received post-graduate study scholarships from the Stiftung der ROTARIER (2007/2008) and the prestigious German DAAD (2008/2009).

She has made recordings with the ORF, Deutschlandfunk, BRF, Hungarian Radio and Hungaroton.

Noémi Győri plays a 14K gold LaFin headjoint sponsored by the Solti Foundation and a 14K gold Miyazawa flute provided exclusively for her.

For additional information about Noémi Győri, please visit www.noemigyori.com.