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1 September 1987 Szeged

He started his composing studies under the guidance of Lajos Huszár and István Fekete Győr. Since 2007 he’s been studying at the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy of Music Budapest as pupil of Zoltán Jeney (composing) and István Kertész (violin).

As violinist and viola player he often plays contemporary music in various chamber ensembles (THReNSeMBle, Rondo Quartet, Apponyi Quartet). In 2010 he won 2nd Prize at the Leó Weiner Chamber Music Contest. Since 2007 he is permanent member of Gábor Csalog’s ensemble that studies the music of György Kurtág and also used to perform it in frames of summer courses and concerts.

Recently he won first, second and third prizes at the Composing Contest of the Music Academy, and in 2008 he won the Composers’ Contest of the Museum of Fine Arts. In 2010 he won Composer’s Prize at the Austrian ISA summer academy, where he was awarded by the Klangforum Wien. For his String Quartet presented by the Stadler Quartet he was awarded with the Gerhardus Prize in 2010 at the Saint Gerhard Festival of Szeged. He attended the composing master courses of Gyula Csapó, Johannes Schöllhorn, Nigel Osborne and Krzysztof Penderecki.

In 2011 he won 1st prize at UMZF 2011 (New Hungarian Music Forum) in category of chamber music (QuatreQuatuors). He has been awarded with Artisjus Prize in 2017 and 2025.

see also: Tornyai Péter - musician