Antónia Bodó:

She was born in 1974 in Debrecen, Eastern Hungary. At the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest she studied with Ferenc Halász, Dénes Kovács, Márta Gulyás and Sándor Devich. She participated in master-classos of Eszter Perényi, Dénes Zsigmondy, Lóránd Fenyves, Reiner Schmidt, András Kiss and Vilmos Szabadi. Still a student at the Acadey, she was concert master of the Danubia Youth Orchestra and the Jeuness Musicales World Orchestra. Prize winner of several chamber music competitions, she has been, since 1998, member of the Akadémia String Quartet. At present she is leader of the second violins in the T-Com Symphony Orcherstra. Since 2009 she has performed in several BFO projects.

Noémi Molnár:

Born in 1976 in Miskolc, Noémi Kiss attanded the Bartók Music Secondary School of her native town and was then admitted to the Franz Liszt Music Academy, where she learned with Eszter Perényi, Márta Gulyás and Sándor Devich, obtaining her diploma in 1999. She participated in master classes of Dénes Zsigmondy, Vilmos Szabadi, Günter Pichler and Norbert Brainin. Since 2001 she has played in the Erkel Chamber Orchestra and participated in different productions of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Csaba Gálfi:

Born in 1974 in Budapest, he started to learn to play the violin at the age of seven. For ten years he was leader of the viola section in the Saint Stephen Youth Symphony Orchestra. At the Franz Liszt Acadeemy of Budapest he studied with Sándor Devich and attended master classes of Isaac Stern, Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, the Alban Berg and Cleveland String Quartets. He was winner of the Lukács Viola Competition in 1999. Between 1998 and 2000 he was member of the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2000 he has been member of the Liszt and Auer String Quartets. He got married in 2005 and is father of two children.

Orsolya Mód:

She started to learn music at the age of eight at Szentgotthárd (Western Hungary). Winner of several national and international violincello competitions, she was between 2005 and 2007 member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio. She obtained her diploma in 2007 at the Franz Liszt Music Academy where her professor was László Mezõ. As member of different youth orchestras she played under the baton of Sir Colin Davis, Valery Giergiev and Christoph Eschenbach. In 2009 she was receipient of the Annie Fischer scholarship and won a special prize at the BFO's Sándor Végh Competition.

Dávid Bereczky:

He was born in 1972 in Budapest. Following five years of violin studies in 1985 he started to play the horn. Having finished his secondary school studies at the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School, he was admitted to the Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest as a pupil of Imre Magyari and Ádám Friedrich. He obtained his diploma in 1996. Both in 1995 and in 1996 he won first prize at the Debrecen National Brass Competition. Between 1993 and 2001 he was member of the Matáv Symphony Orchestra. Since October 2001 he has been member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Zsombor Nagy :

Zsombor Nagy was born in 1973 in Budapest. Following four years in the Béla Bartók Secondary Music School, in 1992 he was admitted to the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest, where his professor was Ádám Friedrich. Still a student of the Academy, he played regularly in different symphonic orchestras of Hungary. In September 2001, following a succesful audition, he became member of the horn section of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Ákos Ács:

He was born in 1969 in Tatabánya, Hungary, where he took his first lessons of music. Having completed his studies at the Béla Bartók Music Conservatory, he obtained his diploma in 1992 at the Franz Liszt Music Academy where his teacher was Tibor Dittrich. In the same year he obtained a scholarship from the Budapest Festival Orchestra. A year later he became regular member of the BFO. Since 1999 he has been leader of the clarinet section. Mr.Ács is also active as a chamber musician and has been the soloist of several symphonic concerts of the BFO. In February, 2001, under the baton of Gérard Korsten, he played Carl Stamitz's "Darmstadt" clarinet concerto, in March 2005 under the baton of Hugh Wolff Mozart's clarinet concerto. He is the soloist of the latest CD of the BFO released by the Channel Classics label, playing Movement No.2. of Weber's Clarinet Concerto in F minor.

Mária Gál-Tamási:

She was born in Cluj, Roumania and obtained her diploma at the Music Academy of her native town, where her teacher was András Ágoston. Having spent a few years in provincial Roumanian symphonic orchestras, she settled down with her family in Hungary. First she played in the Symphonic Orchestra of the Hungarian Army and with the Budapest Chamber Opera. In 1992 she became member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. She performs often both in chamber music productions of the BFO and also as a soloist. Ms.Gál-Tamási was winner of the BFO's Sándor Végh Competition in 2005.

Miklós Bányai:

He was born in Cluj, Roumania, in 1953. He started to learn the violin in his native town with Péter Zsurka. At the Music Academy his teacher was Ferenc Balogh. He became member of the orchestra of the Hungarian National Opera House while he was still pursuing his studies at the Academy. First he played in the violin section, from 1989 onwards in the viola section. Following a few years spent in the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, he became member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

György Kertész:

Born in 1963 in Budapest in a musical family (his father, Ottó Kertész was cellist of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra), he started to learn the violincello at the age of six. Between 1981 and 1986 he pursued his studies at the Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest, in 1986-87 in the Postgraduate School of the same institution. In 1983 he participated in János Starker's master class. In 1986 he won 1st prize at the János Popper Violincello Competition. Between 1987 and 1992 he was member of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra. Since 1992 he has been member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. In 2003 and 2004 he won the Sándor Végh Competition of BFO musicians.