Szilárd Mezei

Szilárd Mezei is a Hungarian composer, violist and violinist, born in Senta (then Yugoslavia, now Serbia) in 1974. He works between contemporary composition, jazz and free improvisation, mostly with ensembles he leads himself, from a trio up to octet and larger formations, and he has written a good deal of music for theatre and dance. Mezei studied violin in Senta and Subotica and then composition for four years at the University of Arts in Belgrade under Zoran Erić. He has written stage music for the choreographer Josef Nadj.