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His trio filled Vaba Lava concert hall with a contagious energy that made it difficult to remain seated, the bewitching melodies followed by unexpected thrilling violin chords and fast tempo surely kept the audience amazed and eager for more. The special and unique way he pours his soul into the music is something that can\u2019t be left unnoticed. We had the great opportunity to speak with the talented F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 during the set up before his performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sun shined brightly around Telliskivi and F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 is seated outside the concert venue along with the other members of the trio. I can spot his vivid orange coloured violin case resting near him. He begins by telling me about the time he was seven when he started playing the zither as it was very common to play it in the Hungarian villages; at that point his interest in music just kept growing. Later, when he was thirteen, he started playing the violin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I followed up by asking more about his violin playing. Despite the rich musicality and freedom in his performances, F\u00e9lix shows an outstanding technique and agility. I was amazed to hear that he attended a music academy only for a short amount of time. He left after being told that he wasn\u2019t talented enough. \u201cI could say I am self-learned,\u201d Lajk\u00f3 muses.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to know more about the kind music that influenced him, curious to know if the unfortunate experience with the classical violin schooling had impacted the way he felt about classical music itself. With no hesitation Lajk\u00f3 told how passionate he is about classical music. \u201cI have been into classical music for as long as I can remember,\u201d he says. \u201cI listen to classical to this day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The way Lajk\u00f3 speaks about music is special. When I referred to music as a professional career he quickly noted that he cannot think of it as a profession. \u201cI still see myself as an amateur as my feelings and passion towards music have remained the same throughout my life,\u201d he tells me. He mentioned that there is a specific word for this feeling in the Hungarian language: \u201cIt\u2019s my passion but it\u2019s something more, I do it as a profession, but I do it all from my heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 plays in different musical formations either with the violin or the zither. \u201cI love playing solo\u201d. Only then he feels free to express himself completely, without boundaries. \u201cIt\u2019s just me, the violin and the music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When talking about the future and whether there is something he is hoping to accomplish with his music, he whispered in a serious tone: \u201cI am the music.\u201d A light laugh followed as well as: \u201cWhat I have right now is enough. There are no intentions of reaching a specific goal with music. My goal is the music itself, to keep playing which is all that actually matters to me.\u201d Still, there are some projects in his mind, such as the release of two albums, one with the Polish band <strong>Vo\u0142osi<\/strong>, and another with a bigger band of seven musicians, three of whom are part of the current trio he performs at Jazzkaar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The interview ends when we could hear the blended sounds of the tuning of the guitar and the beat of the bass in the background. Lajk\u00f3 grabs his violin case, and I can see a sense of peace and fulfilment in his eyes. The anticipation can be seen. It is time to make music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A sit-down with F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 - Festival Jazzkaar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzkaar.ee\/en\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A sit-down with F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 - Festival Jazzkaar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.jazzkaar.ee\/en\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Festival Jazzkaar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-26T09:59:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-15T18:31:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/default\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"gert\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gert\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca80b0181f967376324f53e3baa75b15\"},\"headline\":\"A sit-down with F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-26T09:59:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-15T18:31:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":6,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Interviews\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzkaar.ee\\\/en\\\/a-sit-down-with-felix-lajko\\\/\",\"name\":\"A sit-down with F\u00e9lix Lajk\u00f3 - 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