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Born April 7, 2009 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria.

 

Musikgymnasium Wien since September 2019.

 

Ella grew up bilingual (German and Hungarian) and she speaks also English.

 


Cello education

Ella received her first cello lessons at the age of five at the music school in Villach. 

 

Zsuzsanna Antók from Budapest was Ellas cello teacher from suWiener Symphoniker – Musikverein Brahms Saalmmer 2016 to summer 2019.

 

In March 2019 Ella was admitted to the highly gifted class at the Franz Liszt Music University in Budapest and from September 2019 to June 2020 she has been taught by Prof. György Déri

 

Additionally, in October 2019 Ella successfully passed the exam to the course for highly gifted children at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (MDW) to Prof. István Várdai.

 

In September 2020 Ella switched from Prof. György Déri to  Prof. István Varga at the Franz Liszt Music University in Budapest.

 

Since October 2024 Ella is a student of the preparatory programme to prepare for the regular degree programme of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (MDW) with Prof. István Várdai.

 


Concerts with orchestra

2024

Dezember

  • Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra - Zeneakadémia Solti Terem, Budapest

November

  • Kammerorchester Lyra Wien – Palais Ehrbar, Vienna

October

  • Wiener Symphoniker – Musikverein Brahms Saal, Vienna

2023

April

  • Szent István Filharmonikusok – Vigadó, Budapest

Februar

  • Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar – Zeneakadémia Solti Terem, Budapest

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Masterclasses and Workshops

September 2024

  • Active participant in the cello master classes at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson.
  • Masterclass with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt in Berlin.

July 2024

  • Masterclass with Jens Peter Maintz as part of the Festival Academy Budapest 2024

April 2024

  • Chamber-Music-Workshop Mit Musik Miteinander at Kronberg Academy 

March 2024

  • Masterclass with Frans Helmerson in Berlin
  • Masterclass with Wen-Sinn Yang as part of the Starnberger Musiktage 2024

July 2023

  • Masterclasses with Wen-Sinn Yang as part of the Altalena X. Music Festival and Summer Academy
  • Masterclasses as part of the Festival Academy Budapest 2023 with
    • Kian Soltani
    • Leonid Gorokhov
    • Frans Helmerson

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Competitions

2024

June

  • WSY Talent 2024 prize for young talents and has performed on Oct, 20th as soloist together with the Wiener Symphoniker 
    under the musical direction of Christoph Koncz at the Musikverein Wien.

May

  • Prima la Musica national competition, Brixen (Italy), Category Violoncello Solo, Age Group 3 Plus (14-16 years)
    1st prize - Gold

March

  • Prima la Musica Competition - Vienna, Category Violoncello Solo, Age Group 3 Plus (14-16 years)
    1st prize with entitlement to participate in the national competition

2023

May

  • Prima la Musica national competition, Graz (Austria), Chamber Music for Strings, Age Group 2 (12-13 years)
    1st prize

March

  • Musica Goritiensis 3. International Music Competition, Gorizia (Italy), Age Group C (born 2009-2011)
    1st Prize

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