György Sándor Fazakas was born in 1955 at Miscolc, Hungary. He started music studies at age 6 with his father. In 1964 the whole family moved from Germany to South Africa. His father was principal tuba of the Philharmonica Hungarica and PACT Orchestra.
György continued his music studies in South Africa with Prof. Anton Kratz, Prof. Leo Quayle, Joyce Joubert and Fred Poetsch. He completed his schooling at Pretoria Boys High in 1971 with music as a major and also completed Grade 8 (Royal Schools) in Piano. He started with the flute at age 18 and received lessons from André Salm, Jean Blanjé, Peter Baird and Amos Eisenberg.
In 1975 György joined the South African Army Band and achieved the rank of 1st Class Musician, principal flute and piccolo. In 1981 he received Teacher's Licentiates in flute from Unisa and Trinity College, London. He has also played with the SABC and PACT orchestras as an extra flute/piccolo. He received various Eisteddfod Diplomas and studied music at UNISA. In 1983 he was awarded the Fellowship of the Trinity College of Music. He is also a member of the South African Flute Association.
He was appointed as lecturer in flute at the Department of Music, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, and has been there since 1982.
When not involved with lecturing at the university and teaching scholars at the Gimnasium music centre, he loves to perform as much as possible or listen to good music.
György also composes in his spare time and has had numerous chamber works performed including a musical and a ballet. He is married to Alexandra and has two children, Michael and Bianca.
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