Elemér Duka and the Gipsy Chamber Orchestra

Cellist Elemér Duka was born in Budapest into a family of musicians that can be traced back hundreds of years. At the age of 12, he was accepted at the Béla Bartók Conservatory and then at the Liszt Academy of Music. Winner and podium winner of several national and international cello competitions, he is currently a student at the University of Pécs, Hungary. He played in Zoltán Mága's symphony orchestra for 8 years as principal cellist and performed in venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall during their American tour. He has played with many world famous artists such as Martha Argerich, Zakhar Bron, Shlomo Mintz, Géza Hosszú Legocky. In 2017 he founded his own orchestra which is the only one in Hungary as he is leading the orchestra with the cello. Their mission is the fusion of classical music and Hungarian traditional gypsy music, but they also like to play their own pieces and the famous film scores of today. He has performed with his orchestra at several festivals abroad Zagreb Liszt Institute, Rome Chamber music fest , Split summer Fest, Manchester Góbé fest ,Wien Konzer Haus. He is the Artistic Director of the Budapest 5th District Classical Music Festival.