Zoltan Tokos Biography

Zoltán Tokos, guitar

The Hungarian guitarist Zoltán Tokos was born in Kolozsvar, where he began his musical studies, continued subsequently at the Budapest Music Academy under Szendrey Karper Laszlo, in Athens and in master classes with John Williams and with Leo Brouwer. Since 1976 he has been a member of the teaching staff of the Liszt Music Academy in Debrecen. As a performer he has given concerts throughout Europe and his recordings include the Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez with the Budapest Strings. His guitar transcriptions have been published by Editio Musica Budapest, Schott, Universal and Salabert.