Tamás Solymosi
ballet dancer, ballet director, ballet master, choreographer
Tamás Solymosi completed his studies at the Hungarian Dance Academy and the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg, as well as in Monte Carlo. After graduating as a dancer, he also trained as a ballet teacher and choreographer in the early 2000s. As he was frequently sought to perform abroad, his appearances at the Hungarian National Ballet were primarily as a guest. He has also made guest appearances with the ballet companies of Miami and Chicago and the Osaka Ballet, and has appeared as a principal at the Wiener Staatsoper, the Dutch National Ballet, the Semperoper Dresden and the ballet company of the New York Metropolitan Opera. Audiences have also had the chance to see him at the Bolshoi in Moscow, the opera houses of Munich and Berlin, as well as in Santiago de Chile.
In 2006, he once again dedicated his full energy to working in Hungary when he took up the position of deputy director of the Hungarian Dance Academy. In 2011, he was named acting director of the Hungarian National Ballet, a position that was confirmed as permanent two years later, and filling this office now constitutes the main focus of his work. Since coming under his leadership in 2011, the Hungarian National Ballet has completely renewed its repertoire, greatly enriching it to include, alongside its traditional Hungarian ballet productions, nearly every great classical piece, numerous major neoclassical ballets and some of the more important modern works. The international auditions it holds have attracted more and more participants each year, with several hundred dancers registering from every corner of the world on each occasion. He regularly invites the finest international répétiteurs to share their expertise with the company by working with its artists.
In 2016, he established, within the Hungarian State Opera, the Hungarian National Ballet Institute, which by early 2018 was aiding in the development of more than one hundred students who also appear in various ballet productions (including The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire and Swan Lake).
Awards and recognitions:
Artist of Excellence of Hungary (2018)
Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2006)
Philip Morris Award (2004)
Gundel Award (2003)
Gyula Harangozó Award (2001)
EuroPAS Hungarian Dance Award (1998)
Elvira Vécsey Award (1990)
Award of Excellence (1990)
In 2006, he once again dedicated his full energy to working in Hungary when he took up the position of deputy director of the Hungarian Dance Academy. In 2011, he was named acting director of the Hungarian National Ballet, a position that was confirmed as permanent two years later, and filling this office now constitutes the main focus of his work. Since coming under his leadership in 2011, the Hungarian National Ballet has completely renewed its repertoire, greatly enriching it to include, alongside its traditional Hungarian ballet productions, nearly every great classical piece, numerous major neoclassical ballets and some of the more important modern works. The international auditions it holds have attracted more and more participants each year, with several hundred dancers registering from every corner of the world on each occasion. He regularly invites the finest international répétiteurs to share their expertise with the company by working with its artists.
In 2016, he established, within the Hungarian State Opera, the Hungarian National Ballet Institute, which by early 2018 was aiding in the development of more than one hundred students who also appear in various ballet productions (including The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire and Swan Lake).
Awards and recognitions:
Artist of Excellence of Hungary (2018)
Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2006)
Philip Morris Award (2004)
Gundel Award (2003)
Gyula Harangozó Award (2001)
EuroPAS Hungarian Dance Award (1998)
Elvira Vécsey Award (1990)
Award of Excellence (1990)
Performances
September 24. 19:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
September 25. 19:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
September 26. 11:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
September 30. 19:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
October 3. 11:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
October 3. 19:00
classic
ballet
8
Giselle
October 8. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
premiere
The Flames of Paris
October 9. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
The Flames of Paris
October 10. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
The Flames of Paris
October 10. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
The Flames of Paris
October 16. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
The Flames of Paris
October 17. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
The Flames of Paris
November 26. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 3. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 5. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 5. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 8. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 10. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 11. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 11. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 12. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 12. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 17. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 18. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 19. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 21. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 22. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 22. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 23. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 24. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 25. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 26. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 26. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 28. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 28. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
December 31. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
January 2. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
January 8. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
January 8. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
The Nutcracker
March 11. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
rehearsal
Hunyadi László
March 13. 19:00
mixed
opera
12
premiere
Hunyadi László
March 14. 19:00
ballet
18
premiere
Mayerling
March 15. 19:00
mixed
opera
12
Hunyadi László
March 16. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
March 17. 19:00
mixed
opera
12
Hunyadi László
March 19. 11:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
March 23. 19:00
mixed
opera
12
Hunyadi László
March 24. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
March 26. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
March 27. 11:00
mixed
opera
12
Hunyadi László
March 27. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
March 30. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
April 2. 19:00
ballet
18
Mayerling
April 23. 19:00
classic
ballet
VI. Iván Nagy International Ballet Gala
June 25. 11:00
ballet
12
Onegin
June 26. 11:00
ballet
12
Onegin
June 26. 19:00
ballet
12
Onegin
June 29. 19:00
ballet
12
Onegin
June 30. 19:00
ballet
12