Károly Binder pianist, orgonist and composer has applied his talent for new trends, different cultures, different composing techniques and the synthesis of improvising systems, without forgetting his own cultural roots. According to his view on music: “Music is a whole, there are no pieces. It is a real mission, which can be achieved only with real faith. It is a real issue, which issue can and must only be pursued as a whole, as a total.  It contains concerts, composition, and, furthermore, the passing of experience and knowledge on, in other words, teaching as a whole.”

He has composed more than 400 chamber and piano pieces, 40 pieces for films, plays and radio theatres, and has released more than 80 LPs and  CDs, most of them his own compositions. He has performed around 1500 concerts in Hungary and abroad. During his carreer he has played in different formations and with countless artists from the Hungarian music scene, as well as performed with many renowned international jazz musicians. His artistic career has been rewarded several times. Currently he is professor and Head of the jazz piano faculty department at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy in Budapest.