Vojtech “Bélu”
Botoš

Violist

Biography

Vojtech Botoš (1994), known as Bélu, is a young performer on the viola on the Slovak music scene. He has had a relationship with music since birth, coming from a family with a deep musical tradition.

At the age of six, he began studying the violin in Rimavská Sobota. He switched to the viola at the age of fourteen, where he was taught and lovingly guided by his grandfather Vojtech Botoš, who gave him the basics of Slovak and Hungarian…

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Music projects

Violist Vojtech Bélu Botoš with pianist Vladyslav Panchenko.

Focused on viola

An original project dedicated to showcasing the beauty and uniqueness of the viola through concert recitals. Accompanied by piano, I present works by renowned composers that highlight the rich spectrum of colors, moods, and technical possibilities of this often underappreciated instrument.

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Collaborations

The group photo shows five people forming the Manuša group. Among them are the violist Bélu Botoš, positioned on the far left, and the singer Júlia Kozáková, standing in the middle. — **Manuša**

A group photo of Pavel Šporcl & Gipsy Way shows the four members, including violist Bélu Botoš (far left) and violin virtuoso Pavel Šporcl (third from left) holding his famous blue violin and greeting the audience with a V-shaped gesture. — **Pavel Šporcl & Gipsy Way**

Group photo of Geza & The 5 DeViLs. The photograph shows five people, including violist Bélu Botoš, standing on the far left, and violin virtuoso Geza Hosszu-Legocky, positioned in the middle. — **Geza & The 5 DeViLs**

Testimonials

Vojtech has a beautiful, full tone and vibrato, which makes his playing extremely expressive.
He is an extremely flexible musician, whose technique is able to handle not only lively gypsy music, but also demanding virtuoso works, such as Halvorsen’s Passacaglia.

I enjoy every concert with him immensely, because his musicality and passion for music give an unrepeatable energy to playing together.

Pavel Šporcl

Violin virtuoso

It is a great joy and an uplifting feeling for me to have such an excellent musician full of ambition playing the instrument I made. Vojtech serves MUSIC with his technical skill, humility and modesty. A special relationship is formed between the musical instrument maker and the musician, while their “common child” is “nurtured” from birth.

This relationship rests not only on professional foundations, but also on trust, and in this case has developed into a good camaraderie.

Orsós Tamás

Violin Master