Born in 1956 in Törökszentmiklós, Hungary, he started his studies with a private teacher of classical guitar. After trying different styles from the middle of the seventies, he began to focus on improvisation. His career started in 1980. Since the acoustic guitar has no tradition in the Hungarian music culture, playing acoustic guitar and composing for guitar was not an acknowledged and respected art. That is why he could achieve results mainly abroad with his playing, through playing techniques of different stringed instruments, with his modern pieces, and deep spirituality. His records has been released in England, USA, Italy, Germany and Hungary. Sandor Szabo made three solo albums for the german Acoustic Music Records.
In his music he blends the classical forms with meditative mood of the Eastern music, Hungarian folk musical elements and improvisation that he inherited from jazz. The athmosphere of his concerts is intimate and personal.
Up to now, Szabó is repeatedly toured throughout Europe and also performed several times in the USA and Japan, Canada, Korea as a fingerstyle guitar player. He also did some master classes in the US and France and Italy introducing his special harmony concept. He is a master of playing 16 string, fretless and baritone guitars.
He collaborates in duo projects with such artists like Kevin Kastning, Veronique Gillet, Claus Boesser Ferrari, Fernando Freitez. Sandor Szabo is continously working in his homeland to introduce the acoustic guitar music to the audience. On his present tours he plays the material of his recent albums like Acoustic Poetry, Folksongs of Hungary, and Deeper Reality on baritone guitar.