GUESTBOOK

János Sebestyén at home with his father's Spiegel
cello, and cellist Kousay H. Mahdi Kadduri,
the instrument's new owner.

Date: September 11, 2007 Name: Sven Åke Landström City & Country: 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: May 9, 2007 Name: Ema Vicens de Talamás City & Country: 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: June 2, 2006 Name: Nathalie Fodor City & Country: Bordeaux, France Message: HOW ARE YOU!!!!! I wish you all the best. Meilleur souvenir. Date: February 10, 2006 Name: Hulya Hazer City & Country: Ankara, Turkey Message: Viva János Sebestyén. Happy birthday excellent harpsichordist. Date: February 8, 2006 Name: Abdurrahman Hazer City & Country: Ankara, Turkey Message: Happy Birthday Mr. Harpsichord King. Date: December 26, 2005 Name: Kontz Erzsébet City & Country: 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: June 21, 2005 Name: Alberto Braschi City & Country: 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: May 11, 2005 Name: John G. Cook-Rickatson City & Country: 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: April 21, 2005 Name: Christopher Stembridge City & Country: 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: January 23, 2005 Name: Peter Brownlee City & Country: 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: December 30, 2004 Name: Gyorgy Pauk City & Country: London, England Message: Draga "oreg" Baratunk, Sok szeretettel olelunk es kivanunk minden jot az Ujevre, egeszseget, meg sok sikert eletedben. Gyuri & Zsuzsi Date: October 4, 2004 Name: Angela Tosheva City & Country: 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: October 6, 2003 Name: Andrew Pracht City & Country: 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... +3719477097 or pracht@inbox.ru or pracht@navigator.lv. Date: September 8, 2003 Name: Kenneth R. Boiarsky City & Country: 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: July 28, 2003 Name: Nicholas Bunning City & Country: 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: May 13, 2003 Name: János Sándor City & Country: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Message: Kedves Mester, Nagyon tetszik a honlapja! Date: May 7, 2003 Name: Chiaki Shibasaki City & Country: 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: April 26, 2003 Name: Lenke Rothman City & Country: 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: February 10, 2001 Name: Aurora Dokken City & Country: 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: December 8, 2000 Name: Nathalie Fodor City & Country: Bordeaux, France Message: Hi, Szervus Sebi and best remembers from our time together and musical collaboration in Budapest in 93-94! Date: October 16, 2000 Name: Paul Gabler City & Country: 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.

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