Peter Szalai
- January 6, 2024
- Musician
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Peter Szalai Biography
| Name | Peter Szalai |
| Birthday | Apr 25 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Budapest |
| Home Town | Budapest |
| Birth Country | Hungary |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Peter Szalai is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on April 25, 1962 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. Szalai Péter (born 1962, in Budapest) is a Hungarian tabla player musician.
In 1987 he played as a guest performer at the Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw with the S. Kulpowicz International Band on tabla and on other percussion instruments. In 1988, during a longer Western European tour and recording, he played alongside Albert Mangelsdorf, W. Dauner and the Family of Percussion.
In 2000 he contributed together with violinist Zoltán Lantos, jazz guitarist Gábor Juhász and his own student Iván Nyusztay to the establishment of the Samsara Quartet. In 2002 the group also published a record.
At present he is still a wanted musician for different jazz, etno and fusion productions. Since 2003 and 2006 he plays in such multi-faceted formations as Mitsoura (Mónika Miczura, András Monori, Márk Moldvai, Miklós Lukács, Éva Mandula), the Miklós Lukács Quintet (Miklós Lukács, Mátyás Szandai, András Dés, Kristóf Bacsó), the M. Trio (Evelin Tóth, Dániel Kardos) and the Rubái Trió (Szabolcs Szőke and Evelin Tóth), among others.
In the beginning Péter Szalai was the student of the magnificent Anthony Dass (Delhi gharana) between 1982 and 1984 in both Budapest and India. In 1979/80 he tried himself in two formations, the Creative Studio Five (CSÖ) led by Zoltán Krulik and the Dimension led by László Dés. Since 1980 he works together with the Indian classical music-playing Calcutta Trio (Kozma András sitar, Molnár András tanpura) and the Makám formation (he was also founder of the latter and played in it until 1991).
Peter Szalai Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Peter Szalai is one of the richest Musician from Hungary. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Szalai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Besides being the member of the Calcutta Trio, he has given many thousands of concerts since 1980. Many prominent Indian musicians chose him as partner in Europe since the beginning of the 90s: Pr. Debu Choudury, Nandkishor Muley (santur), Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar), Shubhendra Rao (sitar) Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain Khan (sitar) and Debasish Ganguly (sitar).
As the member of the Calcutta Trio he plays classical Indian music since 1980 to this day. The club of the formation is still functioning and meets monthly at the Marczibányi Square Cultural Centre.
In 1992, while still playing in a duo, he founded the Tin Tin with Szabolcs Szőke. Since 1994 he is a member of the Tin Tin Quartet and after a small hiatus he returned to the formation in 1997 which was at that time called the Tin Tin Quintet.
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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Hungary. Peter Szalai celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.