Vilmos Csikos Violinist

Biography

Vilmos Csikos obtained his Master degree in the class of Mr. Yossif Ivanov at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel with great distinction in 2019.

He obtained his Pedagogical Master degree at the Royal Conservatory of Mons in 2021.

In March 2004, he won his first competition at the Didier Nowe Contest in Brussels.

One year later, he was awarded 1st Prize and gold medal at the European Competition for Young Soloists (UGDA) in Luxembourg and in May 2006 he received 3rd Prize at the Kocian Violin Competition in Czech Republic.

In 2007, he even won three 1st Prizes at the 'FLAME' international competition in Paris (France), the 'Andrea Postacchini' international violin competition in Fermo (Italy) and the 'Remember Enescu' international violin competition in Sinaia (Romania).

The following year, he became first Prize winner at the Arthur Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists (formerly “Bravo!” competition) in Brussels and second Prize winner at the Kocian Violin Competition in Czech Republic.

In the following two years, he was awarded four more 1st Prizes at the 'FLAME' in Paris (May 2009), the 'Rotary Breughel' in Brussels (April 2010), the 'Cavatine' in Namur (Belgium, May 2010) and the European Competition for Young Soloists in Luxembourg (November 2010). In November 2011, he received 1st Prize at the Belfius Classics (formerly Dexia Classics) in Brussels. He won 2nd Prize at the Henri Koch Violin Competition in Liège (Belgium, October 2013) and 3rd Prize at the Louis Spohr Violin Competition in Weimar (November 2013).

In October 2015, he won 1st prize at the "Young Belgian Talent" Competition.

In November 2015, he won the 2nd prize at the Edouard Deru violin competition in Verviers (Belgium).

In May 2017, he won 1st prize at the Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists (Belgium, Brussels).

In July 2019, he won 1st prize at the Aragats international music festival competition in Yerevan (Armenia).

In November 2019, he received the Horlait-Dapsens Prize (Brussels, Belgium).

In February 2020, he won 1st prize at the Henry Vieuxtemps international violin competition in Verviers (Belgium).

In July 2021, he won the 1st prize at the Primuz International Strings Competition in Poland.

In August 2021, he won the 1st prize at the King's Peak International Music Competition in USA.

In August 2021, he won the 1st prize at the Medici International Music Competition in Italy.

In September 2021, he won the 1st prize at the MAP International Music Competition in California (Los Angeles).

In December 2021, he won the 2nd prize at the Triomphe de l’Art International Music Competition in Brussels (Belgium).

From 2019 - 2021, He is invited every year as a jury member at the Leonid Kogan international violin competition for Young violinists in Brussels (Belgium).

In 2018 and 2022, He is invited as a jury member at the Young Belgian Talent competition in Brussels (Belgium).

In 2023, a violin by Giovanni Battista Rogeri (Cremona) and a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (Paris) were loaned to him by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins (London).

In May 2023, he won the 2nd prize at the Arnold Rosé International Violin Competition in Vienna (Austria).

In May 2023, he received the Maurice Lefranc Prize (Brussels, Belgium).

In October 2023, he won 1st Prize and Special Jury Prize at the Basel International Online Violin Competition (Basel, Switzerland).

In July 2024, he won the Grand Prix at the Dragon International Online Music Competition.

In addition to his participations in competitions Vilmos also has taken part in chamber music and violin master classes with Michel Béroff, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Alexander Rudin, Nobuko Imai, Jean Claude Van Den Eynde, Dimitri Ivanov, Igor Tkatchouk, Péter Csaba, Joshua Epstein, Alex Russell, Liana Gourdjia, Katalin Sebestyén, Antal Zalai, Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Augustin Dumay, Mihaela Martin, Karen Aroutiounian, Pierre Amoyal, Sergey Khachatryan, Zakhar Bron and has given concerts in Hungary, Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Romania, Armenia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Kiev and Belgium.

He was invited to play in various festivals : Encounter of Music and Academy of Santander (Spain, July 2016), B-Classic (Belgium, April 2019), Aragats (Armenia, July 2019), Musicorum (Belgium, August 2019), Midis-Minimes (Belgium, August 2019), Music Chapel "Homage to Eugène Ysaye" (Belgium, December 2019) Fréquence Musicale - Concerts de Midi (January 2022), Printemps musical de Silly (May 2022), Quatuor en liberté (France, April 2022) Hageland Klassiek (Belgium, October 2022), Fest of Fifty by Roby Lakatos (Hungary, May 2023).

He played as a soloist with the Ensemble Orchestral 'Young Soloists' from Belgium, the Aria chamber orchestra, the Youth Academy Symphony Orchestra "Slobozhanskiy", the orchestra of The LISZT School of Music Weimar, The Brussels Sinfonietta, The Euregio Jeugdorkest (EJO), « L’Ensemble Orchestral Européen », the Orfeo Orchestra with such renowned conductors as Ulysse Waterlot, Etienne Rappe, Dmitry Filatov, Nicolas Pasquet, Hans Casteleyn and Rik Ghesquière.