SALLAI JENŐ

First Prize & Best Performer of Classical Piece – Special Award

The 9th WWWSTAR Awards – 2025 International Music Competition represented a significant professional challenge for me, as it was held in a strong international field and in the professional category. I am especially honored to have been awarded First Prize with a score of 97/100, as well as the Special Award for "Best Performer of a Classical Piece."

These results serve as an important professional validation that I am successfully and independently developing my career as a soloist, while at the same time teaching at two institutions on both elementary and secondary levels. The awards confirm that my artistic growth as a performing musician and my pedagogical work reinforce each other and can be pursued at a high level in parallel.

I come from a family of musicians and began my musical studies at the age of six. From an early age, my talent was recognized through numerous local and national violin competitions. My artistic development was guided by outstanding masters such as Miklós Szenthelyi, Kossuth and Liszt Ferenc Prize–winning violinist, Attila Ökrös, Junior Lyra Prize–winning violinist, and Vilmos Szabadi, Liszt Ferenc Prize–winning violinist.
I completed my higher education at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Music and Visual Arts, where I obtained an undivided MA degree in Violin Performance and Teaching, followed by a MA degree in Violin Performance. Currently, I work as a principal violin teacher at the Rajkó–Talentum Dance and Music Secondary School, while also teaching at a primary-level music school.
Throughout my career, I have performed extensively as a soloist, orchestral musician, and chamber musician on international stages. My concert activity has taken me to Italy (Hungarian Academy in Rome), the Vatican, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Poland, Finland, Transylvania, and the Far East, including five months of concert performances in Japan.
International Competition Awards:
• WWWSTAR Awards International Music Competition (2025) – 1st Prize, Professional String Category
• WWWSTAR Awards International Music Competition (2025) – Best Classical Performance Award
• Bach International Music Competition – 3rd Prize (Violin, Age Group I)
• Classical Music Stars International Competition – Special Mention (Violin, Age Group I)
My mission is to bring the values of classical music to the widest possible audience and to pass this living tradition on to future generations through performance and education.