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The Amadinda Percussion Group is a [[:Category: Hungary|Hungarian]] percussion ensemble formed in Budapest in 1984 by four musicians: [[Zoltán Rácz]], [[Zoltán Váczi]], [[Aurél Holló]] and [[Károly Bojtos]], who had just graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.<br />
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Since founding the ensemble, they have sought to both present masterpieces of percussion music unknown to the Hungarian audience, and to perform the music of Hungarian contemporary composers in their country and abroad. One of their main aims is to inspire Hungarian and international composers to create new pieces. In recent years, they have also sought to research traditional percussion cultures, to perform original pieces by members of the group, and to transcribe outstanding works for percussion instruments.<br />
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From the very beginning, Amadinda has cooperated with world-famous artists like John Cage (recording his complete works for percussion), Steve Reich, Bruno Canino, [[Peter Eötvös]], Rosemary Hardy, [[András Keller]], [[Zoltán Kocsis]], [[György Kurtág]], [[György Ligeti]], [[András Schiff]], [[Zoltán Jeney]] and [[Istvan Marta]].<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* 1984 - Stipendium Prize, Darmstadt<br />
* 1985 - Gaudeamus International Interpreters Award, Amsterdam, First Prize<br />
* 1986 - Prize of Hungarian Composers’ Association for outstanding interpretation of Hungarian works<br />
* 1987 - Recording of the Year by Hungaroton<br />
* 1988 - Ferenc Liszt Prize by the Hungarian Government<br />
* 1991, 1998 - Prize of Society ARTISJUS Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors’ Rights<br />
* 1997 - Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic<br />
* 2002 - Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Z. Rácz)<br />
* 2004 - Kossuth Prize by the Hungarian Government<br />
* 2006 - Pro Urbe Budapest Prize<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.amadinda.com/ Official site]<br />
* [http://www.impresariat-simmenauer.de/ Management]<br />
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/878387-Amadinda-Percussion-Group Discogs Profile]<br />
* [https://soundcloud.com/amadinda-percussion-group/ Soundcloud profile]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/amadindapercussion YouTube Profile]<br />
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==Related Content==<br />
* [[Interview with Zoltán Rácz]]<br />
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<youtube> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F63v6l2vflg</youtube><br />
''Text adapted from Wikipedia''<br />
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