Double Bass
Pannon Portrait
A double bassist with nearly three decades of professional experience, whose formative years included performing at Budapest’s historic Hotel Gellért under the guidance of József Parádi Sr. and József Parádi Jr.
Career
Rácz István began his musical studies at the Nap Street Music School in Budapest. At the age of sixteen, he joined the renowned ensemble of the historic Hotel Gellért as a young musician, where he had the opportunity to learn the traditions of Hungarian Gypsy music and the art of ensemble playing alongside outstanding musicians. Among his most influential teachers were József Parádi Sr. and József Parádi Jr.
He has been an active musician for nearly three decades. Throughout his career, he has performed at numerous renowned restaurants and venues both in Hungary and abroad. As a member of various ensembles, he has worked with distinguished musicians and leading primás violinists, gaining extensive experience in traditional Hungarian Gypsy music and live entertainment.
As a double bassist of the Hungarian Royal Gypsy Orchestra, his decades of experience provide a strong rhythmic and harmonic foundation for the ensemble.
With the Pannon Orchestra
As a double bassist of the Hungarian Royal Gypsy Orchestra, Rácz István brings decades of experience gained in Hungary and abroad, contributing a strong rhythmic and harmonic foundation to the orchestra.
Something Few People Know About Me
At the age of sixteen, I already had the opportunity to learn and perform with the outstanding ensemble of Hotel Gellért. That period, together with the guidance of my teachers József Parádi Sr. and József Parádi Jr., had a lasting influence on my musical career.