He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes, FRANCE - given by the international jury and chosen these disks from more than 1000 CD whole over the world - with his DOHNÁNYI VIOLIN CONCERTOS CD and with Bartók Young-Age Sonata recording. In 1999 the HUNGAROTON PRIZE was given by the record company, awarded him.

In 2006 he was awarded by the prestigious 'Bartók prize', given by the 125th Anniversary of the birth of the composer.

Vilmos Szabadi studied under Prof. Ferenc Halász at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest where on receiving his diploma, he became the youngest ever to join the teaching staff. Than he studied, after graduation, with Sándor Végh, Ruggiero Ricci and Loránt Fenyves. In 1982 he won first prizes (with special mention) in the Hungarian Radio Competition and the following year in the 'Jenő Hubay' in Budapest. In 1985 he was awarded 3rd prize at the 'Jean Sibelius' Competition in Finland where he has since been invited to perform regularly and to give Master Classes.

His career as an international Concert violinist took off when Sir Georg Solti invited him to play Bartók 2nd Violin Concerto during the Bartók Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1988. The success of the Concert, as well as a CD Video of this performance released by the PHILIPS, led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and the RTE Concert Orchestra (Ireland). He is Hungary's foremost violinist a regular soloist in his home as well as a frequent guest in the rest of the word. He has played in London- Wigmore, -Barbican, -RFH, Cardiff- St. David, Belfast- Ulster, Dublin- National Concert Hall, Moscow- Bolsoj Saal,Saint-Petersburg-Bolsoj Saal, Bruxelles-Saint-Michel Theater, Amsterdam-Concerbegouw, Torino- RAI Auditorium, Madrid- Auditorio Nacional, Paris-Châtalet, -Conservatoire, Vienna- Konzerthaus, -Musikverein, Stuttgart- Liederhalle-Mozart/Beethoven Saal, Helsinki- Finlandia, New York, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Japan, South-Korea, Taiwan. Conducted by Simonov, Ceccato, Nelson, Gardelli, Tabachnik, Loughran, Berglund, Renzetti, Kamu, Haenchen, Vásáry, Kobajashi, Adam and Ivan Fisher. He has recorded for BBC, Radio Classique (France), NDR (Nord Deutsche Rundfunk), BRD ( Bayerische RF ), Irish, and lot other Radio and TV stations.

So far he recorded 45 CDs / LPs / CDVs at several companies.
From '96 he is the only violinist in Hungary who is contracted as exclusive artist for the HUNGAROTON Classic - the Hungarian record Co. Vilmos Szabadi was among the privileged musicians invited by HRH Prince Charles to perform at the celebration in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday held at the Buckingham Palace in 1992. In 1995 he also appeared on the prestigious STRADIVARIUS series, played the Strad violin owned by Spanish Royalty in Madrid. In 1993 the prestigious "Franz Liszt" prize given by the Hungarian Government awarded him. In 1995 he established as Artistic Director the Castle Chamber Music Festival in Hungary. In 1999 he as created as the Wiener Belvedere Trio, found with excellent member of the Wiener Philharmoniker. At the forthcoming year they debuted in the prestigious Musikverensaal with a high critical acclaim and great success. He plays a cremonese Laurentius STORIONI instrument dated 1777