Kató Havas

Kató Havas ( born November 5, 1920 in Târgu Secuiesc ( Kezdivasarhely ) ) is a Hungarian -born violinist and violin teacher.

Life

Kató Havas began at the age of 5 years playing the violin and had in her childhood public appearances. At the Academy of Music in Budapest, she received her classical training soloists. Your American debut took place in 1939 at Carnegie Hall in New York, which was followed by some touring. For personal reasons she gave up another concert activities, and devoted himself entirely to teaching and raising their three daughters. In 2002 she was awarded the British Queen for her services to music award Order of the British Empire.

Method

It started early with the development of a new method that sit above all with the stress at performances and physical tension apart. She made her thoughts on why Hungarian gypsy violinist night long stress-free, smiling and virtuosic as they can play even without suffering from back pain ever or tendonitis. The focus of the method is the unity of body and mind, which is caused by coordination of the body balances. Here she focuses primarily on the body - and on bow hold. Their findings are transferable to all forms of music-making and to all ages. Her publications appeared in several languages.

The dissemination of their method is dedicated to the " Kato Havas Association for the New Approach" ( KHANA ).

Publications

• A New Approach to Violin Playing (London 1961)
• The Twelve Lesson Course in the New Approach ( London 1964)
• The violin and I: a Autobiographical Account ( London 1968)
• Stage Fright: Its Cause and Cures ( London 1974), ISBN 979-0-20164023-5
• Freedom to Play: a string Manual ( London, 1977)

Translations into German:

• A New Way for violin: Bosworth Music Publishers, 1961 ISBN 3-920127-00-5
• Stage fright: Causes and overcome with special reference to violin playing, 1986, ISBN 3-920127-07-2