Kovács Gergely
piano
Place of Birth
Békéscsaba
Date of Birth
1995
Orchestra
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Gergely Kovács was born on 26 February 1995 in Békéscsaba. He started his musical studies at the music school in Békéscsaba, and then began to learn the piano at the age of 8. At the age of 9 he won the Békés County Piano Competition and was awarded prizes at several national competitions. At the age of 12, he won the Grand Prize at the National Piano Competition in Nyíregyháza. At the same time he was accepted to the Special Talents Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a student of Gyöngyi Keveházi and Gábor Eckhardt.
In 2010, he was awarded 3rd place at the Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition in Serbia, and 1 year later he was awarded 5th place at the International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar. In 2013, he won the Pietro Argento International Piano Competition in Italy and the Gundel Art Prize. In 2013 and 2016, he was awarded third prize in the violin-piano category of the Leó Weiner National Chamber Music Competition.
After 7 years in the preparatory class of the Liszt Academy, she was admitted to the Liszt Academy in 2014, where she began her higher studies as a student of György Nádor and Gábor Eckhardt. Between 2017 and 2019 she completed her Master's degree under the guidance of Attila Némethy and Balázs Réti. He gave his master's degree concert on 2 April 2019 in the Great Concert Hall of the Liszt Academy. Afterwards he was a scholarship holder at the Lancaster International Piano Festival in Pennsylvania. In September 2019, he gave a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York. Between 2019 and 2020 he was a student of the Master of Piano Soloist Program at the Liszt Academy of Music under Kálmán Dráfi.
He is an active participant in both the national and international concert scene. He has performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Transylvania, the United States and Indonesia. He is a regular participant in masterclasses of renowned artists such as Imre Rohmann, Zoltán Kocsis, Péter Nagy, Mikhail Voskresensky, Benjamin Loh and Neil Rutman.
He is a recipient of several scholarships (MOL Europe Foundation, Friends of the Liszt Academy of Music, Bank of China Scholarship), and has been awarded the Ádám György Piano Scholarship several times, and was a regular participant in the Castle Academy.
In 2014, he won second prize at the Donaufest Piano Competition in Germany, and in 2015 he was one of the top 20 participants in the Paloma O'Shea Piano Competition in Spain. In 2017, he gave a concert in Barcelona as a special prize winner at the Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona. In 2018 he was runner-up at the Budapest International Chopin Piano Competition (no first prize was awarded), then received the Junior Prima Prize and in 2020 the Cziffra Festival Talent Prize. In 2021 he was third runner-up at the Los Angeles and Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Piano Competitions, and was also awarded with the Audience Prize in Budapest.
In 2010, he was awarded 3rd place at the Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition in Serbia, and 1 year later he was awarded 5th place at the International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar. In 2013, he won the Pietro Argento International Piano Competition in Italy and the Gundel Art Prize. In 2013 and 2016, he was awarded third prize in the violin-piano category of the Leó Weiner National Chamber Music Competition.
After 7 years in the preparatory class of the Liszt Academy, she was admitted to the Liszt Academy in 2014, where she began her higher studies as a student of György Nádor and Gábor Eckhardt. Between 2017 and 2019 she completed her Master's degree under the guidance of Attila Némethy and Balázs Réti. He gave his master's degree concert on 2 April 2019 in the Great Concert Hall of the Liszt Academy. Afterwards he was a scholarship holder at the Lancaster International Piano Festival in Pennsylvania. In September 2019, he gave a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York. Between 2019 and 2020 he was a student of the Master of Piano Soloist Program at the Liszt Academy of Music under Kálmán Dráfi.
He is an active participant in both the national and international concert scene. He has performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Transylvania, the United States and Indonesia. He is a regular participant in masterclasses of renowned artists such as Imre Rohmann, Zoltán Kocsis, Péter Nagy, Mikhail Voskresensky, Benjamin Loh and Neil Rutman.
He is a recipient of several scholarships (MOL Europe Foundation, Friends of the Liszt Academy of Music, Bank of China Scholarship), and has been awarded the Ádám György Piano Scholarship several times, and was a regular participant in the Castle Academy.
In 2014, he won second prize at the Donaufest Piano Competition in Germany, and in 2015 he was one of the top 20 participants in the Paloma O'Shea Piano Competition in Spain. In 2017, he gave a concert in Barcelona as a special prize winner at the Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona. In 2018 he was runner-up at the Budapest International Chopin Piano Competition (no first prize was awarded), then received the Junior Prima Prize and in 2020 the Cziffra Festival Talent Prize. In 2021 he was third runner-up at the Los Angeles and Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Piano Competitions, and was also awarded with the Audience Prize in Budapest.