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• 1977: Teachers diploma from Lucerne Conservatory.
• 1982 Concertdiploma from Basel Conservatory.
• 1996-1997 Gender Wayang - studies in Bali (Indonesia)
• Solo recitals (accenting impressionism & contemporary- and Swiss composers) in Europe and Indonesia.
• Chambermusic, accompaniment and pianoconcertos.
• Various projects with improvising musicians from the jazz- and free improvisation scene.
• Teaching at the Hochschule Luzern - music (BRS, prof. class piano), workshops & courses.
• Awards: Migros scholarship, Orpheus concert series Zürich, grant from canton and city Lucerne 1993 for the project MA'NA.

Recordings

• Trio Szirmai-Kramis Pasión - yvp-music 3115,
• Elena Szirmai plays Swiss composers CH253 Jecklin Zuerich,
• MA'NA - a journey mana01 Lucerne.

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Concerts and projects

• Soloprogrammes featuring spanish, french & swiss composers.
• Satie - Debussy: a dialogue
• MA'NA - a multimediaproject with Otmar Kramis, Lauren Newton & Mark Huber, Première Jazzfestival Schaffhausen 1993
• Duo Szirmai-Kramis: performances in Switzerland & Indonesia (tour 1996)
• Trio Szirmai-Kramis, originals, music of Astor Piazolla

As a classical interpreter, improvisor and conceptartist Elena Szirmai moves in musical tranits and explores the fringes of a number of musical forms, having developed a wide range of markedly subtle tonal textures and an immediate and frank musical expression.