Biography

He began studying the piano at the age of three. He won his first piano competition when he was 5 years old. After that he achieved excellent results in many classical and jazz competitions. Among others, he won the 1st place of the Bartók Béla Centenary Memorial Competition and he was awarded the first prize of the professional jury at the "Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani" competition in Camerino.

Mrs Lóránt Schichtanz was his teacher of classical piano between 1976 and 1989. At the same time he was also a student of Dr. Attila Garay,who introduced him to the world of jazz from, 1981 to1988. They two formed his affection for classical and jazz music and also his respect for traditions in the arts. He graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy's Jazz Piano Department. He was a student of János Gonda and Károly Binder.

Mainly, he plays traditional standard jazz compositions but he easily deals with pop, rock, jazz-rock and Latin music, too.

After education and numerous orchestral formations, he established his own orchestra under the name of Zoltán Pintér Trio. The band's current form was won in 2016 by two fantastic artists - György Orbán in double bass and Elemér Balázs on drums.

With the band he can freely experience and enjoy the world of standard jazz.

In 2006 he released his first album, "Everything I Love".

Between 2015-2019, the member of the Presidency of the Hungarian Jazz Federation.

A report before the summer concert in 2021, which my friend György Sebők made with me. We mainly talked about Jazz and within that we talked about the experience of jazz, composition, education and how long it will remain like this...

He isthe Competition initiator, the main organizer of the annual Young Jazz Musician of the Year talent competition, and he is also the foreman of the jury.

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