Kristóf Baráti

violinist

Budapest, 17 May 1979

Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2014–2023)

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)

Kristóf Baráti lived in Venezuela between 1981 and 1991. He began his musical studies with his mother, Borbála Kákonyi, and continued them in Caracas under the guidance of Emil Friedman.[1] At the age of eight he gave his first concert with orchestra there –performing a Vivaldi concerto with the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra.

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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2011

governmental award

Franz Liszt Award

The highest musical award granted by the Hungarian state in recognition of outstanding musical and performing arts achievements.

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