Date: 2 March 2011
Name: Valerie Brezova
City: Bratislava, Slovakia
Message: I wish you Happy Birthday, Strong Health, Much Love, Much Creative Forces and Rich Art Experiences.
Date: 17 February 2011
Name: Sidney Leal
City: Aracaju, Brasil
Message: Congratulations Mr. János, I'm just today knowing about your work and I'm birthday too, am a beginner in the world of keyboards, I'm loving your works, is amazing!
Lord bless you!!!
Date: 13 February 2011
Name: Simon Taylor
City: United Kingdom
Message: Birthday greetings János. My wife and I discovered on vinyl your Turnabout recording of Handel Harpsichord Music. We can't stop playing it.
Date: 12 February 2011
Name: Gil Frossard
City: Morlon, Suisse
Message: Meilleurs voeux pour votre anniversaire (je suis un ami de Georges Athanasiadès et Harrietta Krips).
Et plein succès.
Sincèrement.
Date: 12 February 2011
Name: Colin Mitchell
City: Keighley, UK
Message: Wishing you a happy birthday. What a joy to discover your website, as I try to discover more about the organ-culture of Hungary.
Date: 21 January 2011
Name: Mary Jo Capotrio
City: South Burlington, Vermont, USA
Message: I was so happy to see your web site has pictures of Dr. Jeno Donath.
He was the orchestra conductor at the high school I attended in Philadelphia from September 1964 to June 1968. I was fortunate enough to be a trombone player in the orchestra, and I have fond memories of Dr. Donath. It was many years ago, but I think of him still. What a wonderful man he was, so intelligent, dedicated and pleasant.
I remember some of his compositions that we played in our yearly Musicales. "Finlandia" and "Tribute to Sousa" were my favorites. Thank you for these photos. They brought back so many memories!
Date: 6 October 2010
Name: Péter Bara
City: Budapest, Hungary
Message: Tisztelt Sebestyén úr! Ma egy rádióbeszélgetés felvételén (Civil Rádió) Horváth Anikó beszélt sok szeretettel Önről.
Date: 14 March 2010
Name: Magdy Mikaelberg
City: Germany
Message: Kedves János,
A kacsák vidáman úszkálnak a Rajnán, miközben hallgatom a prágai történeteket Miklós és Robert utjáról. Nagyon várjuk az áprilisi radióadást, jó egészséget és szép tavaszi napokat: Magdy
Date: 7 March 2010
Name: Zoltán Jeney
City: Neustrelitz, Germany
Message: Dear János,
My father always took me with himself, to recordings at the radio or just to rehearsals, when he felt it would make a crucial impact on my musical development. I sometimes even had the honour of turning the pages. And he was every time right about it, each of these occasions made a tremendous impression on me. Those days I was too shy to tell you, but you were among just a handful of the very greatest musicians whom I most admired and whom I encountered personally. In best company with Britten, Kodály, Zino Francescatti, Stockhausen, Henze, Ligeti, Graham Johnson etc...
I wonder if you still remember the time when my father recorded with you the C major Sonata from Vivaldi?? My father and you recorded the slow movement and everything was perfect except on a certain place the recording engineer thought just before the recapitulation the two of you could do a little more or less rit... So my father said softly so nobody could hear it: "just watch what I am going to do...", and he played the piece again in a completely different style!! You followed him absolutely perfectly, but the whole recording session stopped for an hour because everybody was discussing which version was better, and they could not decide which version to keep.
Best Wishes and Kind Regards.
Zoltán Jeney
Date: 27 November 2009
Name: Csizmazia Bulcsú
City: Tihany, Hungary
Message: Kedves János!
Nagyon szép ez a honlap. Sok szeretettel üdvözlünk, reméljük hamarosan újra találkozunk, keresünk telefonon.
Kata és Bulcsú
Date: 26 August 2009
Name: Zsigmond Szathmáry
City: Freiburg, Germany
Message: Kedves János!
Sok mindent, szépet és érdekeset megéltél. Kívánom, hogy ez az életerös folyamat ne törjék meg. Várom az új beszámolókat és képeket.
Date: 15 September 2008
Name: Oliver Cordell
City: Warsaw, Poland
Message: Hello János,
Great to see you are still going strong. Same here!!! I remember well the times at your place and with Geoffrey Tozer, also Aladár Pege. I'm improvising at the piano. My current 'hero' is Art Tatum of whom Horowitz said that if he took up classical piano, then many colleagues would have to resign, listen to his 'Tea for Two' on YouTube. Get yourself on there too!!! Any news of Zoltán Zorandy?
All the best,
Oliver Cordell
Date: 11 September 2007
Name: Sven Åke Landström
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Message: Dear János,
It is so interesting to look at your home page. See you tomorrow in Budapest!
Kind regards,
Sven Åke
Date: 9 May 2007
Name: Ema Vicens de Talamás
City: Montevideo, Uruguay
Message: Dear János,
I was very moved when I found your site and your picture. I don't know if you remember me, I am Ema, Gualberto Talamás' wife. He was Ambassador of Uruguay in Hungary between 1986 and 1989 and I believe you know that he passed away in May 1989.
I always enjoyed going to your home so very, very much! Only a few days ago I was remembering the Christmas tree on the grand piano the whole year round. We had a wonderful group, with the British Ambassador Leonard and Elizabeth Appleyard, the Australians Oliver and Ross, and the Canadians Robert and Gillian Eliott. We often enjoyed your generous hospitality and I was delighted to see the pictures of our friends Peter Unwin, Italian Ambassador Nitti, and Judit Makó in your well-remembered home!
Let me congratulate you on all the awards you have received both in Hungary and abroad. It is really impressive.
I send you my best regards and a big "abrazo".
Ema
Date: 2 June 2006
Name: Nathalie Fodor
City: Bordeaux, France
Message: HOW ARE YOU!!!!! I wish you all the best. Meilleur souvenir.
Date: 10 February 2006
Name: Hulya Hazer
City: Ankara, Turkey
Message: Viva János Sebestyén. Happy birthday excellent harpsichordist.
Date: 8 February 2006
Name: Abdurrahman Hazer
City: Ankara, Turkey
Message: Happy Birthday Mr. Harpsichord King.
Date: 26 December 2005
Name: Kontz Erzsébet
City: Budapest, Hungary
Message: Dear János,
I had to check out your wonderful website. Very well set up. Köszönjük a tegnapi karácsonyi zongorázást és remélem mai napja jól telt.
Szeretettel üdvözlöm Erzsébet
Date: 21 June 2005
Name: Alberto Braschi
City: Milan, Italy
Message: Caro János,
Scoperto per puro caso il tuo sito (molto ben fatto) sono lieto di poterti inviare il nostro piú caro saluto. Cristina ed io contiamo di incontrarti a Budapest, ma sarebbe meraviglioso ascoltarti ancora a Milano. A piú di vent'anni di distanza il ricordo delle tue splendide esecuzioni a San Maurizio-Milano e nell'abbazia di Serravalle Scrivia è ancora vivissimo. Un abbraccio stretto e arrivederci presto.
Alberto e Cristina
Date: 11 May 2005
Name: John G. Cook-Rickatson
City: Lorette, Manitoba, Canada
Message: Dear Mr. Sebestyén,
Just listened to Hasse Solo Organ Concerto # 3 on 1680 Aebi @ St. Georges, Ernen, Suisse. Wonderful playing, it was a pleasure. Long Live the Pipe Organ. I grew up around cinema organs in England as a child and have worked on a number of instruments in Winnipeg, Canada.
Date: 21 April 2005
Name: Christopher Stembridge
City: Italy
Message: How do I get in touch with you? And how are you? (The photo doesn't show whether the Xmas tree is still on the piano.) Remember laughter in S Elpidio?
Christopher
Date: 23 January 2005
Name: Peter Brownlee
City: Portland, Oregon, USA
Message: Dear Mr. Sebestyén,
I never cease to be inspired and instructed by your wonderful musicianship and harpsichord wizardry. Thank you for having been a large reason for my pursuing this instrument professionally!
With kind wishes,
Peter Brownlee
Date: 30 December 2004
Name: Gyorgy Pauk
City: London, England
Message: Draga "oreg" Baratunk,
Sok szeretettel olelunk es kivanunk minden jot az Ujevre, egeszseget, meg sok sikert eletedben.
Gyuri & Zsuzsi
Date: 4 October 2004
Name: Angela Tosheva
City: Sofia, Bulgaria
Message: Dear Maestro Sebestyén,
How are you? It was very happy time for me to meet you and to speak in Siófok! We met with Valia Ilieva and it was a good moment for her to remember the time that you and K. Iliev spent together in Budapest! She sends you best regards.
My best regards and memories,
Angela Tosheva from Siófok 2004
Date: 6 October 2003
Name: Andrew Pracht
City: Riga, Latvia
Message: Dear mister János Sebestyén!!!
Do I have a possible to take some lessons a you? I live in Riga, Latvia. I finished music Academy but I would like to get professional harpsichord education. Reply please me... pracht@inbox.ru.
Date: 8 September 2003
Name: Kenneth R. Boiarsky
City: Dallas, Texas & El Prado, New Mexico, USA
Message: Dear Mr. Sebestyén,
Many years ago I had 33LP's of "J. S. Bach Music For Solo Harpsichord" and of "Handel Harpsichord Music", both recorded by you. Recently I found them on your website (excellent site) as VOX/TURNABOUT #'s TV-S 34369 and TV-S 34448. I understand from Mr. Tifft that you are "amazed that anyone actually likes these old VOX recordings". I also am amazed, Maestro Sebestyén, but my amazement is that such fine recordings are not in critical popular demand. I have listened to them many, many times, and each time am filled to the brim with inspiration and with a deep sense of appreciation for your passionate mastery. Thank you for making these "old recordings", Maestro.
Ken Boiarsky
Date: 28 July 2003
Name: Nicholas Bunning
City: New York, New York, USA
Message: I encountered Sebestyén's playing with the same VOX record (TURNABOUT TV-S 34369). My feelings were the same, the harpsichord sounded wiry, but I KEPT listening... the interpretation of the Toccata on the recording is superb.
Date: 13 May 2003
Name: János Sándor
City: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Message: Kedves Mester,
Nagyon tetszik a honlapja!
Date: 7 May 2003
Name: Chiaki Shibasaki
City: Tokyo, Japan
Message: I happened to meet Mr. Sebestyén on a flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo (May 3). It was really nice to see you and I hope I can listen to your concert here in Japan!
Date: 26 April 2003
Name: Lenke Rothman
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Message: While in Budapest I am happy to see your homepage and to see you. To be able to wish you all the best and to express my admiration for your tremendous creativity!
Love, Lenke
Date: 10 February 2001
Name: Aurora Dokken
City: Commerce, Texas, USA
Message: I am so glad to find this page. In the near future I hope to travel to Budapest. I hope that I will be able to attend a concert in which Mr. Sebestyén is performing.
Date: 8 December 2000
Name: Nathalie Fodor
City: Bordeaux, France
Message: Hi, Szervus Sebi and best remembers from our time together and musical collaboration in Budapest in 93-94!
Date: 16 October 2000
Name: Paul Gabler
City: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Message: I think it is great that you dedicated a place to the oeuvre of Mr. Sebestyén at the internet and I hope it will be filled with lots of interesting details about this great performer and his vast oeuvre.
