Artists

Sebestyén Sztathatosz began playing the violin at the age of five. He grew up in an artistic family, and it soon became clear that he, too, would pursue a career in the arts as a violinist. At the age of fourteen, he became a student of Ferenc Szecsődi, with whom he studied for five years in the Special Talents Programme at the Faculty of Music of the University of Szeged. During these years, he acquired the foundations of the Great Hungarian Violin School, associated with Jenő Hubay. To this day, he considers himself a proud representative of this tradition.

He has received numerous prizes at national and international competitions, including the following:

• London International Music Competition – 1st Prize
• King's Peak International Music Competition – 1st Prize
• Nouvelles Étoiles, Paris – 2nd Prize
• Ernő Dohnányi Chamber Music Competition – 1st Prize
• Zathureczky Violin Competition – 3rd Prize
• János Koncz Violin Competition – 3rd Prize

He has performed at prestigious festivals, including the Luzerne Music Festival NY, Festival Academy Budapest, Encuentro Santander, the International Holland Music Sessions and the Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival in Lucca. As both a soloist and chamber musician, he has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Cyprien Katsaris, Zakhar Bron, Kristóf Baráti and Máté Szűcs.

He has given concerts across three continents, performing in the United States, Europe and Asia. His most recent visit to Asia was part of a two-week concert tour of China. In addition to his solo performances, he also gave masterclasses to young Chinese violinists, sharing the traditions and principles of the Great Hungarian Violin School.

Over the years, he has participated in masterclasses led by internationally renowned artists, including Alexander Markov, Zakhar Bron, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Kirill Troussov, György Pauk, Julia Fischer, Giovanni Guzzo and Boris Garlitsky.

He completed his studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in the classes of Kristóf Baráti and Miklós Szenthelyi. He also furthered his studies at the Accademia Perosi in Italy as a student of Silvia Marcovici. In March 2024, he gave his graduation recital in the sold-out Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy, performing under the baton of Kristóf Baráti, accompanied by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra.

In 2024, he was invited to join Salvatore Accardo's class at the Accademia Stauffer in Cremona. In June 2025, he was admitted, from a pool of 140 applicants, to the Soloist Programme at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, joining Kirill Troussov's highly selective studio of seven students.

Sebestyén Sztathatosz is an active presence in the Hungarian and international musical scene. He is a regular guest artist at prestigious concert venues and performs with renowned orchestras. His appearances include the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Grand Hall and Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy, Müpa Budapest, the House of Hungarian Music, the Marble Hall of Hungarian Radio, the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria in Santander and the Guangzhou Opera House.

He has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, the Szeged Symphony Orchestra, the Europa Jugendorchester, the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Duna Symphony Orchestra, the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra and the Virtuosos Chamber Ensemble.

Among his most recent performances are a rendition of Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall of Müpa Budapest, accompanied by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and his debut concert at the Konzerthaus Berlin, where he performed a chamber music recital with Cyprien Katsaris. The latter programme was also presented with Katsaris at the Thessaloniki Chamber Music Festival, alongside distinguished performers and ensembles such as the Ébène Quartet, the Quartetto di Cremona and Frank Peter Zimmermann.

He was awarded the Annie Fischer Performing Arts Scholarship in both 2021 and 2022.

In recent years, he has also been active as a concertmaster, regularly appearing as a guest concertmaster with orchestras such as the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, the St. Stephen Philharmonic Orchestra, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra and the Cologne Chamber Orchestra.

Following his graduation, at the age of 24, he was appointed Acting Concertmaster of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, the orchestra of the Cologne Opera. Since August 2025, he has once again focused on his solo career, preparing for international competitions and pursuing an active schedule of solo and chamber music performances. His studies in Munich also play an important role in supporting and furthering these artistic ambitions.