Artists

He was born on January 30, 1973, in Nyíregyháza. He graduated in 1996 from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a student of Henrik Prőhle. After obtaining his flute performance and teaching diploma, he studied until 1998 at the Munich Academy of Music (Master Class) with András Adorján. In 1998, he won first prize at the Richter János National Woodwind Competition in Győr. He participated in the following masterclasses: in 1992 in Stuttgart with Jean-Claude Gérard, in 1991, 1995, and 1997 in Püspökladány with István Matúz, in 1996 in Budapest with András Adorján, in 1997 in Wiesbaden with Jeanne Baxtresser, and in 1997 and 1998 in Munich with Aurčle Nicole. From 1992 to 1996, he was the first flutist of the Dohnányi Ernő Symphony Orchestra, in 1996 second flute and piccolo at the Hungarian State Opera, in 1997 and 1999 solo flutist of the Bayreuth Youth Orchestra. In 1997, he played second flute and piccolo in the Philharmonie der Nationen, in 1998 second flute and piccolo at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich), and since 1998, he has been the first flutist and section leader of the National Philharmonic.