Hungarian State Opera · 2nd Trombone
Balázs Kovács
- Position
- Orchestra member, second trombone
- Featured on
- Kaleidoscope — A Rhapsody for 14 Brass
- Credited as
- 2nd Trombone
Member of the Hungarian State Opera since
- 2012
Education and training
- Béla Bartók High School of the Arts, Békéscsaba (2003-2007)
- Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, B.A. in performance and classical trombone, (2007-2010)
- Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, M.A. in instrumental classical music performance with a specialisation in trombone (2010-2013)
- Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, M.A. in pedagogy (2012-2014)
- Teachers:
- Csaba Szűcs, Gusztáv Hőna
- Master classes:
- Szeged Summer Music Academy - György Gyivicsán (2005, 2006)
- Fourth and fifth Szatmár brass music festivals - István Péter Farkas, Csaba Wagner
- András Fejér, Miskolc (2007)
- Jacques Mauger (2008, 2010)
- Joseph Alessi (2010)
- SommerMusikAkademie, Schloss Hundisburg, Germany (2010, 2011)
Competitions
- 31st Brass and Percussion Competition and Meeting, Debrecen (2008) - second place (no first prize was awarded by the jury)
- Competition organised by the Balog-Zilcz Trombone Foundation, Budapest (2009) - first place
- International Interpretative Brasswind Instruments Competition, Brno, Czech Republic (2009, 2011) - second place
Awards and recognitions
- Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe - scholarship (2009)
Professional career
- Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (2012-)
Biography from the Hungarian State Opera's member profile; retrieved 20 September 2026. Archived profile.
