Xaver Varnus born 29 April 1964 in Budapest. The first child of a mathematician mother and a jazz pianist father, he knew by the age of six exactly what he would become. One day, sitting in his parents ancient villa in Budapest. The little boy heard a record of the great organist Reinberger performing Bach. Varnus recognized his fate. He gained entry to the Budapest Conservatory at the early age of thirteen. That same year in Poland at a concert, where the guest of honor was Cardinal Karol Wojtyla. Xaver Varnus first began to attract notice, not only as an outstanding viruoso, but also an improvisor of distinction. He lit up the musical firmament of the world like a shooting star. In 1981 Varnus left Hungary to study with the formidable Pierre Chochereau, the late organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. For his part, Cochereau decided that Xaver Varnus is an unparalleled phenomenon in the annals of the contemporary organ. He was making his North American debut on the 5th of May. 1985 to a three-thousand-strong audience at The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C., in front of George Bush, then-Vice President of the United States of America. He played on virtually every important organ in the world. youtube/watch?v=HzUW7-IBMišo Eš
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