Hungarian State Opera · 1st Trombone

Csaba Bencze

Position
Orchestra member, first trombone
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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.

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