Ágnes Biró

Born in Budapest in 1974, Ágnes Bíró graduated from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music under Eszter Perényi in 1997. In 1993 she won first prize and a special award for best performance in a contemporary work at the Zathureczky Violin Competition, and at the same competition in 1994 she won third prize and a special award. Since 1994 she has been a member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s violin section and won the orchestra's Sándor Végh Competition in 2005. She's a regular performer of the BFO's chamber music and Baroque productions and also often participates in other prestigious musical events in Budapest.