Agnes Langer was born in Budapest in 1992, and began playing the violin at the age of 7,
studying with Ágota Béres. At a very early age, she showed great talent and, after only
2 years of study, Agnes won second prize at the 10th János Koncz National Competition
for Young Violinists. Since then, Agnes has gone on to win First Prize at the
2003 Eduard Zathurecky Competition and at the 8th Zoltán Kodály National Solfege Competition in 2005.
In 2005, Agnes moved to Germany to study with Prof. Anne Shih at the Hochschule für
Musik Mainz, at the same time attending the Waldorf School there. Her study in Germany
is made possible by financial support from a private British sponsor impressed with her talent
and potential. She went on to win first prize at the 2006 Bartók National Violin Duo
Competition and especially, the coveted Körösföi – Kriesch Aladŕr Prize for promising
young artists in 2007. In early 2008, Agnes won First Prize as well as a special prize
for best performance of a Hungarian work at the Zathureczky National Violin Competition in Budapest.
Just recently, Agnes won third prize and the audience prize at the First Yankelevich International
Competition in Siberia. She was the youngest contestant.
Agnes has performed many works as soloist with orchestra, including Saint – Saens Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso, his Third Concerto, Haydn’s Concerto in C, Bach’s Brandenberg
Concerto No.4, the Sibelius Violin Concerto as well as Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
Next year, she will be making her orchestral debut in England as soloist in the Sibelius
Violin Concerto. She has performed in recitals in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Canada
and England. She has accomplished the amazing feat of learning all 24 Paganini Caprices
at the age of 15 and her recording of the Bach Solo Sonatas will be released at the end of the year.
Agnes plays on an instrument attributed to the Testore family loaned to her by a British sponsor.
 
Pablo de Sarasate
CARMEN FANTASY Op.25
Agnes Langer (violin), Connie Shih (piano)
Jenö Hubay
PREGHIERA
Agnes Langer (violin), Connie Shih (piano)
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