Gábor Szabó

Violinist

Gábor Szabó is the artistic director and concertmaster of the Madrid Soloists Chamber Orchestra and the first violinist at the Royal Opera House in Madrid (Teatro Real). He studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, under the supervision of Eszter Perényi and László Kóte. He received his second degree in art in the USA (Southern Methodist University). He earned it in Dr. Eduard Schmieder's class. He is a guest concertmaster of many Spanish and other European bands. In Spain, as a professor of violin at Mpmusic in Madrid, Progreso Musical and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, he is helping and supporting the next generation of young musicians and it has become an important part of his profession. Since 2019, he has been executive director of the Global Music Partnership in the United States.

Dr. Éva Polgár

Pianist

Critics praise Éva Polgár for her “emotional power” (New York Concert Review), and “vibrant technique” (American Hungarian Journal). Her dedication to her native Hungarian culture has resulted in researching Béla Bartók’s piano arrangements of his original orchestral compositions and specializing in Franz Liszt’s music. Her solo album titled Liszt: Harmonies patriotiques et religieuses was released recently under Hunnia Records. She has toured three continents and has been featured at Carnegie Hall in New York City, at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in Germany, and at the Vigadó Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary. Besides her teaching appointment at Azusa Pacific University, she is a co-director of the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition and an elected member of Board of Directors at the Southern California Chapter and the national organization of the American Liszt Society.

Krisztina Fejes

Pianist

Krisztina Fejes is an internationally renowned pianist. She is the mastermind behind and founder of the Fejes Art Academy. It is important for her to appreciate her roots and Hungarian music culture, as well as to nurturing domestic talent and talent from across the border. Her name and recordings are recognized not only in Hungary, but all over the world. She has won prizes in many international competitions. She has held masterclasses in China, South America, Mexico and many European countries. The basis of her educational work is the 140 'year old Hungarian piano school. She has been working tirelessly to make this tradition known internationally. www.krisztina-fejes.com

Zoltán Onczay

Cellist

Zoltán Onczay, an internationally acclaimed cellist, graduated from the Liszt Ferenc University of Music, and in 2008, passed his Concert Exam (Graduate recital) at the UdK University in Berlin. For three years, he was a solo cellist for the Gustav Mahler International Youth Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado, where he worked with artists including Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Mariss Jansons, Kent Nagano, Anne Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma. In Germany, he was a member of the Mannheim Chamber Orchestra and the artistic director of the “Turmsaal” concert series between 2008 and 2014. Since autumn of 2015, he is the principal cellist at the MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest. As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly performs in Europe, USA and Asia. In addition to classical music, he is also engaged in electroacoustic and improvisational music. He considers his mission to be the promotion of Hungarian and contemporary music locally and abroad, as well as teaching and supporting young talents.

Dávid Zsoldos

A Papageno igazgatója, a Magyar Zenei Tanács elnöke.
A Zeneakadémián zongoraművészként és zenetörténészként végzett, nevéhez fűződik a Fidelio (2001), a Müpa Magazin (2006) és a Klasszik Rádió (2009) megalapítása, vezette a Libri kulturális médiaportfolióját, emellett produkciós területen is rendszeresen dolgozik a legjelentősebb hazai és nemzetközi intézmények partnereként. A nemzetközileg elismert zenei szakember az Európai Zenei Tanács elnökségi tagja, és a Jeunesses Musicales International alelnöke.