Curriculum vitae

Studies

2002-2007

Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, M.A. in conducting
Teachers of conducting: Tamás Gál, András Ligeti
Piano teacher: Eleonóra Schmidt

1999-2005

Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, M.A. in violin performance
Violin teachers: István Kertész, András Csontha

1995-1999

Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School, Budapest
Budapest Violin teachers: Tamás Rónaszéki, Györgyi Répássy
Piano teacher: Mrs. Bertalan Skripeczky

Professional experience
Important projects

2022:

György Orbán: Passion in Hungarian language – performance of an oratorio written by a contemporary Hungarian composer (7 April 2022, Debrecen, Hungary)

Guest teacher of a conducting master class at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences (4-10 March 2022, Jyväskylä, Finnland)

2021:

“Let’s ask the composer” - Interactive concert of contemporary music with the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra (13 November 2021)

Musicum Laude – bel canto master class for young opera singers beginning their career – leader in professional affairs (25 August – 1 September 2021, Oradea, Romania)

2019:

Master class for young talents in Transylvania (Romania) organized by ArtStart4 Association and the Virtuosos (August 2019)

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – a co-production of the University of Debrecen and the Csokonai Theatre (7 and 8 May 2019)

2018:

Mozart: The Magic Flute featuring the students of the Opera department, the symphony orchestra and the mixed choir of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen (15 February 2018)

2017:

Symphonic discoveries – concert with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the Palace of Arts
Programme: lesser known compositions of Vaughan Williams, Holst and Piazzolla. Soloists: Ágnes Pusker, Júlia Pusker and Mihály Demeniv (30 April 2017)

2016:

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore featuring the students of the Opera department, the symphony orchestra and the mixed choir of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen (26 April 2016)

2015:

Concert of the Sofia Symphony Orchestra (19 November 2015)
Bartók: Piano Concert No. 2 – soloist: Angela Tosheva
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

2013:

Assistant conductor to Gergely Kesselyák at the Miskolc Opera Festival

Teacher and tutor at the chamber music summer workshop organized by MATEHETSZ as part of the project „Tehetséghidak 2013”

Long-term tasks:

2015-

Young Musicians’ International Summer Academy with the Zoltán Kodály World Youth Orchestra – assistant conductor to Tamás Vásáry, concert pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Participation in the gala concerts that followed the classical talent show ’Virtuózok’ (Virtuosos), including editing the concert programme, preparing the soloists and the orchestra for the concerts and conducting. Outstanding events: concert at Pécsi Kodály Központ (8 March 2015), at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (17 April 2015), concert tour in Transsylvania (6-8 August 2015), Budapest Summer Festival – Margaret Island Open-air Stage – The Virtuosos and Erika Miklósa (20 August 2015)

2014-

Conductor of the symphony orchestra and the string orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen
Other subjects: score reading, classical music styles

2011-

Artistic director and conductor of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra (previously known as Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra)

2009-2012

Resident conductor of the Szolnok City Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of the concerts for young audiences

2005-2013

Teacher of chamber music and conductor of the String Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School (Budapest)

Other activities...

I serve regularly as conductor at graduation concerts and lead the orchestras that consist of the students of the Academy of Music.
During the preparation for the concerts I also help the instrumental soloists and singers acting as répétiteur.
Between 2009 and 2012 as artistic director of the concert series for young audiences of the Szolnok City Symphony Orchestra I edited the shortened versions of four operas and a Singspiel. The concerts took place in the schools of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and were organized by Kelet-Magyarországi Filharmónia.
In 2010 as assistant conductor to Zoltán Kocsis I rehearsed the Bartók programme for the concert that took place in the Palace of Arts on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School.
In 2009 under my direction the symphony orchestra of the conservatory won the first place at the 7th edition of the National Competition for Symphony Orchestras of Secondary Schools of Music, and I received a Special Prize to the Best Conductor from the Jury

Masterclasses

2012:

International master class for singers, opera directors and conductors in Orvieto (Verdi: La Traviata)
Professors: Marco Zambelli, Carlo Caputo

2008:

International Bartók Seminar and Festival in Szombathely
Professor: Zoltán Peskó

International master class for conductors in Vienna
I participated as concertmaster of the orchestra formed for the master class Professor: Salvador Mas Conde (Spain)

International master class for Conductors in Budapest
Professor: Michael Dittrich

I gained experience as a violinist in different orchestras under the direction of Péter Eötvös, Domonkos Héja, András Ligeti, Ádám Medveczky and Rico Saccani.

I took part in several master classes for violinists given by András Ágoston, Dénes Zsigmondy, Nelly Söreghy-Wunderlich, and the Vienna Brahms Trio.

Language skills

I have a B2 level certificate of English, and I use English on a regular basis. I also passed the language exam at B1 level in German, and speak Italian at beginner level.