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Antal Pusztai was born 1978 in Győr, Hungary.

Studies:
First guitar lessons (at the age of seven) with with his father.
Studies with Stephan Werner at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt.
Studies with Inge Scholl Kremmel at the Conservatory in Vienna.
Studies with Prof. Alvaro Pierri at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna
Private lessons with Prof. Ede Roth, Faculty of Arts in the Széchenyi College in Györ.
Studies of composition with Prof. Attila Remenyi.
Jazzguitar with Ivan Folk.

International competitions and awards:

1998
1. Prize, International Guitar Competition, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic

1999
1. Prize, Yamaha International Guitar Competition, Vienna, Austria

2000
1. Prize, International Attila Zoller Guitar Competition, Budapest, Hungary.

2001
Slager Radio Prize, Hungary

2002
Gabor Barros Award, Györ. Hungary

2003
Scholarship of the Herbert von Karajan Centrum, Vienna, Austria

2004
1.Prize, Jazzguitar Competition Montreux, Switzerland

2005
1.Prize, International Guitar Competition Weikersheim, Germany

2006
1.Prize, European Guitar Award, Dresden, Germany

International Concerts:
Montreux Jazz Festival, participation in festivals in London, Los Angeles, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland.

Antal Pusztai played together with Pat Metheny, Migul Delagin, Szakcsi Lakatos Bela.

Many broadcasts recordings complete the career of Antal Pusztai.