Snétberger was born into a Romani family. At the age of thirteen, he attended music school and studied classical guitar.[1] From 1977 to 1981 he studied at Bela Bartók Jazz Conservatory in Budapest.
On the German Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January 2011) concluded Snétberger celebration in plenary by the German Bundestag, with a Sinto when Zoni Weisz first held eulogy.[2]
He founded the Snétberger Music Talent Center, an international music school for disadvantaged children and young people, mainly minority of Sinti and Romani origin. The school opened in 2011.
Awarded in recognition of his outstanding career as an international musician and composer, for his unique individuality in combining classical and Roma music, flamenco and jazz, and for his dedication to the care of young talent.[8]
Awarded in recognition of his internationally acclaimed performing arts, his fostering of Roma culture and his multifaceted work in supporting and educating talented Roma youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.[10]
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when to remove this template message Ferenc Snetberger born 6 February 1957 is a Hungarian jazz guitarist Ferenc SnetbergerBackground informationBorn 1957 02 06 February 6 1957 age 67 Salgotarjan HungaryGenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s GuitarYears active1980s presentLabelsEnja ECMWebsitesnetberger wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and awards 3 Discography 3 1 As leader 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSnetberger was born into a Romani family At the age of thirteen he attended music school and studied classical guitar 1 From 1977 to 1981 he studied at Bela Bartok Jazz Conservatory in Budapest In 1987 he formed the Stendahl Trio with Laszlo Des and Kornel Horvath and in 2005 a trio with Arild Andersen and Italian drummer Paolo Vinaccia He appeared in Joyosa Kvartetten with German trumpeter Markus Stockhausen Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer He has also worked with Joey Baron Charlie Byrd Herb Ellis Richard Bona Bobby McFerrin David Friedman Michel Godard Anders Jormin Didier Lockwood James Moody and Ernie Wilkins He has composed film music and For My People for guitar and orchestra His son Toni Snetberger is an actor On the German Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January 2011 concluded Snetberger celebration in plenary by the German Bundestag with a Sinto when Zoni Weisz first held eulogy 2 He founded the Snetberger Music Talent Center an international music school for disadvantaged children and young people mainly minority of Sinti and Romani origin The school opened in 2011 Honours and awards editRibbon Name Year Notes German Jazz Prize Deutscher Jazzpreis 2022 In the category of guitar 3 nbsp Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2020 4 5 Hungarian Heritage Award 2019 6 JTI Trier Jazz Award 2018 7 Kossuth Prize 2014 Awarded in recognition of his outstanding career as an international musician and composer for his unique individuality in combining classical and Roma music flamenco and jazz and for his dedication to the care of young talent 8 MOB Fair Play Award 9 Prima Award 2013 9 nbsp Commander s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit 2012 Awarded in recognition of his internationally acclaimed performing arts his fostering of Roma culture and his multifaceted work in supporting and educating talented Roma youth from disadvantaged backgrounds 10 Honorary Citizen of Budapest 2010 9 Liszt Ferenc Award 2005 nbsp Knight s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 2004 Returned in 2016 11 Awarded for his internationally acclaimed virtuoso performances and his work as a composer expressing the plight of the Roma people 12 Honorary Citizen of Salgotarjan 2002Discography editAs leader edit Signature Enja 1995 Samboa Sentemo 1991 Bajotambo Sentemo 1992 The Budapest Concert Enja 1996 Obsession Tiptoe 1998 For My People with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Budapest Enja 2000 Balance Enja 2002 Joyosa with Markus Stockhausen Arild Andersen Patrice Heral Enja 2004 Nomad with Arild Andersen Paolo Vinaccia Enja 2005 Streams with Markus Stockhausen Enja 2007 In Concert ECM 2016 Titok ECM 2017 Hallgato ECM 2021 References edit Dillon Charlotte Ferenc Snetberger AllMusic Retrieved 31 January 2019 Deutscher Bundestag Zoni Weisz erinnert an den vergessenen Holocaust Bundestag de in German 2011 01 27 Retrieved 2017 04 18 Ferenc Snetberger Deutscher Jazzpreis 2021 06 03 Retrieved 2022 05 22 Artikel Bekanntgabe vom 1 April 2021 Der Bundesprasident in German Retrieved 2023 02 26 Bundesverdienstkreuz fur Ferenc Snetberger www berlin de in German 2021 06 01 Retrieved 2022 05 22 Plusz Snetberger Ferenc Magyar Orokseg dijat kapott MagyarJazz hu magyarjazz hu in Hungarian Retrieved 2022 05 22 JTI Trier Jazz Award 2020 Japan Tobacco International a global tobacco company www jti com Retrieved 2022 05 22 Magyar Kozlony Magyar Kozlony p 4204 Retrieved 22 May 2022 a b c Ferenc Snetberger receives the most prestigious German jazz music award Papageno in Hungarian 2022 05 05 Retrieved 2022 05 22 Magyar Kozlony Magyar Kozlony p 24815 Retrieved 22 May 2022 Hungarian notables return state medals of every kind in protest The Budapest Beacon 2016 08 26 Retrieved 2022 05 22 Magyar Kozlony Magyar Kozlony p 10306 Retrieved 22 May 2022 External links editOfficial site Snetberger at ECM Records YouTube channel Literature by and about Ferenc Snetberger in the German National Library catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferenc Snetberger amp oldid 1218363167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
