His second CD Live from Budapest, released in 1999, secured his status as a violin virtuoso. The performance combines jazz, gypsy idioms, contemporary and classical styles with much interesting improvisation.
If Lakatos' concert on Sunday is going to be like his last in Taipei,
audiences can expect a breathtaking evening followed by several standing ovations. The show not only went very well with the audience but received rave reviews here. "Lakatos strums the violin with his left hand with devilish savvy. This skill was enough to make classical violinists gasp and make their jaws drop," said Music Monthly. (音樂月刊) "His breathtaking skills and unbelievable pace, made well-worn tunes sound spanking new," said classical music critic Guo Chi-hao (郭志浩).
Lakatos and the six musicians in his ensemble will perform tracks from their latest album -- As Times Goes By, which was released last August. Tracks on this selection of movie themes encompasses many decades. They include all-time favorites like the theme from Casablanca, The Godfather, Fiddler on the Roof, Once Upon a Time in America, The Third Man, and more recent movies like Chocolat.
At Sunday's concert, Lakatos will be performing with Kalman Cseki on piano. Cseki was Lakatos' friend from youth, when Sandor and Tony Lakatos worked with Ceski family members. Like Lakatos, Ceski carries on the gypsy music tradition in his family. Apart from piano, he also plays the cymbalon, a traditional instrument.
Although the concert is titled I'm Very Ugly, But I'm Also Very Good, (
What: Lakatos -- I'm Very Ugly, But I'm Also Very Good
When and Where: Sunday 7:30pm at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei
Tickets: NT$400 to NT$1,500 from ERA ticketing outlets
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