Hungarian State Opera · 1st Trombone
Csaba Bencze
- Position
- Orchestra member, first trombone
- Featured on
- Kaleidoscope — A Rhapsody for 14 Brass
- Credited as
- 1st Trombone
Education and training
- Béla Bartók School of Arts, Bonyhád (1999-2004)
- Pécs Secondary School of Arts (2004-2009)
- Vienna Academy of Music (2009-2010)
- Faculty of Music, University of Pécs (2011-2015)
- Master classes:
- Joseph Alessi (New York Philharmonic) seminar, Italy (2010, 2012)
- Denson Paul Pollard and Weston Sprott (Metropolitan Opera) course, New York (2010)
- András Fejér (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester) master class (2011)
- Per Brevig (Metropolitan Opera) master class, New York (2012)
Competitions
- National Low Brass Competition, Kiskunfélegyháza - first prize (2003)
- National Secondary School Trombone Competition, Budapest - first prize (2006)
- 6th International Trombone Competition, Brno, Czech Republic - second prize (2007)
- 7th International Trombone Competition, Brno, Czech Republic - first prize in category one and absolute winner across all categories (2009)
- National University Brass Competition - first prize (2011)
- Robert Marsteller International Trombone Competition, Paris - first prize (2012)
Awards and recognitions
- Junior Prima Award (2013)
Professional career
- Pannon Philharmonic, solo trombone (2012-2015)
- Budapest Festival Orchestra, substitute player (2014-2015)
- Hungarian State Opera, first trombone (2015-)
Biography from the Hungarian State Opera's member profile, translated from the Hungarian original; retrieved 20 September 2026. Archived profile.
