This year I was included in the Forbes Hungary “30 successful Hungarians under 30”. A nice article and photos of me were made on this occasion:
The different pieces of clothing are from different countries, symbolizing my journeys. I am very excited to learn about different cultures. The shoes are from London, the turtleneck is from the Philippines, and I think the jeans are from America.”
“I was such a child that if something appeared in my head, I wouldn’t let it go, it was always on my mind,” says Ali (that’s what most people call her). She gave her first piano concert at the age of 14 to a hundred and fifty people. Then she studied five years at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, and as the winner of an international competition, she studied a year in Graz, before moving to New York in September this year. At the age of 19, she saw her future on a summer day: playing music with friends and teachers from all over the world for at least a week every summer. Last year’s Altalena Festival was the tenth – after Bozsok Castle and Kőszeg in Telki – with two classical or jazz concerts a day for ten days, international masterclasses and stars like Dezső Ránki and Edit Klukon. All of this in a self-sustaining way, with audiences and ticket sales.