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Kristóf Tóth started his musical studies at the age of 4 with Ildikó Soltész, a teacher. At the age of 14, he was accepted to the Preparatory Department of the Liszt Academy of Music in the class of Katalin Kokas. In 2023 she graduated as a student of Kristóf Baráti and Péter Kováts.
He has won first prizes in several national and international competitions, including the 2010 and 2013 National János Koncz Violin Competition, the 2014 Ede Zathureczky Memorial Competition, the XXI. As a member of the Korossy Quartet, they also won 1st prize at the National Chamber Music Competition of Leopold Weiner (2019). In 2021 they reached the final of the Bartók World Competition and received 5 special prizes.
He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, among other countries,China and in several European countries. As a soloist, he has performed with the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Budapest, the Zugló Philharmonic, the Budweis Philharmonic, the Győr, Szombathely and Szeged Symphony Orchestras, the Haydn Philharmonic, the Cluj Philharmonic, the Budapest Strings, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra. In 2017 he premiered and a year later recorded the Violin Concerto by Miklós Csemiczky. In 2019 he was awarded the Junior Prima Prize.
Adam Balogh was born in Hungary to a family of musicians, and made his concerto debut at the age of 13 with the Budapest Festival Orchestra. He is a laureate of the Sydney, the Honens and Bartók competitions, as well as other international competitions. A frequent performer in the important halls of Hungary, he performed around Europe, the United States, and Asia. Adam finished degrees as a student of Arie Vardi in Hannover, Dénes Várjon and Gábor Farkas in Budapest. As an active participant of masterclasses, he worked with Dimitry Bashkirov, Zoltán Kocsis, Roger Muraro, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Yoheved Kaplinsky among others. In 2017 he received the Junior Prima award, considered the most prestigious in Hungary for artists under 35. Additionally, he is a recipient of the Junior Prize of the Tüke Foundation of Pécs, and the Cziffra Festival’s Junior Award. Currently his is completing his doctorate studies at the Liszt Academy of Music, as well as teaching at the institution.
The program is organized with the support of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA).