Studies:
Béla Bartók Secondary School: clarinet, composing (prof. Miklós Kocsár); Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music: clarinet, conducting (prof. Ervin Lukács).

Private lessons and consultations of composing:
László Tihanyi, József Sári, Zoltán Jeney, courses and private lessons of conducting and composing with Péter Eötvös.

Member of:
"Forrás"(Fountain) chamber music ensemble, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonie

Prizes, festivals, concerts:
János Richter, National Woodwind-Competition 1989, 1st prize;
Niveau Prize of "Artisjus" Copyright Office for interpretation of contemporary music, 1994;
Prize of the composers' competition of Autumn Festival Budapest, 1997;
Spring-Festival of Budapest, Autumn Festival Budapest for Contemporary Art (as composer, conductor and instrumental soloist);
Concerts of Creativ Artists" Society (as composer and clarinettist);
"Young Artists in Concert" Festival 1996 (Switzerland); Journées Internationales de la Jeune Musique (Marseille), etc.

International premiéres:
"Scéne Ungarn" Concerts, 1995 (Freiburg): Hommage á György Kurtág (woodwind quartet);
"Pictures of Hungary" (London, Conway Hall), 1996: Bracket songs (soprano, clarinet and piano);
"Journées Internationales de la Jeune Musique" 1997 (Marseille, Cité de la Musique): "Hypersléndro" (harp and ensemble)

At present Gergely Vajda is the first-conductor of the Ernő Dohnányi Symphonic Orchestra, artistic leader of the "Brass in the Five" brass ensemble and chamber music teacher of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.

see also: Vajda Gergely - composer