10 August 2024, Saturday, 19:00-21:00
Musicians: Éva Csermák violin, Ditta Rohmann cello, András Németh piano. The trio, organised by Éva Csermák with these members, made their debut in 2023 at Csigó Mill as part of the Cult Network Programme under the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture partnership.
This season, they will perform a chamber concert as a sequel to their performance here last year.
Salon programme: wine tasting courtesy of Gilvessy Winery, informal discussion.
Tickets: HUF 4,500
Éva Csermák is a violinist living in Berlin and Hegymagas, and a prominent organizer and personality in the classical music scene of the Balaton Highlands. Her unique and exciting performance style has been praised on both domestic and international stages.
She was born in 1973 in Dunaújváros. She completed her musical studies at the Zoltán Kodály Secondary School of Music in Kecskemét, and then earned her violinist diploma at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She perfected her skills in masterclasses with renowned teachers. She has played in numerous orchestras, including the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Camerata Salzburg, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. From 2002 to 2007, she was the section leader of the Deutsche Kammerakademie, and since 2010, she has been a regular participant in major Berlin orchestras such as the Staatsoper and Konzerthausorchester.
In 2001, she co-founded the Hegymagas Music Days chamber music festival with Gábor Csalog, which was a prominent classical music event in the region for many years.
Since 2017, she has been a regular guest artist at the Csigó Art Fest.
She was a member of the Berlin-Budapest String Quartet, and she increasingly performs in the alternative jazz genre.
Currently, she is a lecturer at the Leo Kestenberg Music School in Berlin.
Ditta Rohmann is a highly versatile musician known for her extraordinary abilities across various fields of music.
She completed her studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Suren Bagratuni, at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest with Miklós Perényi, and at the Basel Academy of Music with Ivan Monighetti. She drew significant inspiration from masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Boris Pergamenschikow, Jean-Guihen Queyras, András Schiff, György Kurtág, Steven Isserlis, Tita Wagner, and above all, Ferenc Rados. Her awards notably include those from the Leipzig Bach Competition in 2012.
She has collaborated with several Hungarian dance ensembles and performed as a soloist 13 times with the Vienna State Ballet.
She has frequently returned to the International Musicians Seminar in Prussia Cove (UK) led by Steven Isserlis, which she considers her musical family.
Ditta Rohmann's repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary compositions and improvisation. Her close collaborations with renowned composers like Péter Eötvös and Sofia Gubaidulina reflect her commitment to promoting and performing diverse musical works.
Among her most outstanding recordings are five solo albums featuring all of J.S. Bach’s works for cello, as well as her repertoire for the five-string cello-violin. Her interpretation of J.S. Bach’s cello suites, which reflects her interest in historical performance practice, has been critically acclaimed and ranked among the best by the English magazine Gramophone.
Teaching plays an important role in Ditta's life, and she was recently appointed as a professor at the University of Lucerne. Since 2020, she has been the head of the cello department at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In her masterclasses, she uses tone painting as a tool for improvisation and live composition. Her pedagogical approach is considered holistic, as she believes in nurturing a healthy and creative new generation of artists.
András Németh began his musical studies at the age of 8 in the piano department of the László Lajtha Music and Art School in the 20th district. His teacher was Erika Nagy.
He continued his studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory and High School of Music as a student of Gábor Eckhardt and Balázs Réti.
In 2001, he won 2nd prize at the Békés-Tarhos Piano Competition.
He graduated from high school in 2004 and was admitted to the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music the same year, where his teachers were Sándor Falvai, András Kemenes, and Jenő Jandó.
His chamber music teachers also had a significant influence on his musical thinking: Rita Wagner, Márta Gulyás, Gábor Csalog, János Rolla, Pál Eder, and Géza Hargitai.
In the summer of 2007, he participated in the Bartók Seminar in Szombathely, attending the course of Imre Rohmann.
He received his diploma with distinction in 2011.
Since 2008, he has been teaching at various institutions, including:
2008-2012: Podmaniczky Elementary School of Arts (Aszód)
2011-2013: Bence Szabolcsi Music School (5th district)
2012-2013: Árpád Farsang Music School (Csepel)
2013- : Erkel Ferenc Elementary School of Music Monor Branch (renamed Monori Budai Imre Elementary School of Music in 2017)
2013-2015: Béla Bartók Conservatory and High School of Music (accompaniment, compulsory piano)
In addition to teaching, he regularly gives presentations:
From 2009 to 2015, he was a participant in the Kurtág courses in Vértesacsa led by Gábor Csalog and András Kemenes (Kurtág Days at Pajtás). An ensemble was formed from the core members of the course, which was named Ludium in 2010. Since then, he has performed at several concerts with the ensemble: Fuga, Müpa Glass Hall, BMC. The most significant of these were the festivals held for Kurtág’s 85th and 90th birthdays.
Since 2011, he has regularly performed in the concert series at the Central European University as a guest of the Classicus et Universus Ensemble.
He considers the performance of contemporary music an important task. He frequently performs at CentriFuga concerts and has appeared in many other concerts at Fuga.
He has also collaborated in the concerts of the Hermina Creative Group.
In 2014 and 2015, he participated in Balázs Arnóth's chamber music course in Nagymaros.
In 2015, he was admitted to the Doctoral School of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.
Since September 2018, he has been a teacher at the Szent István Király Conservatory (compulsory piano, accompaniment).
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