Mátyás Hotzi

Born in Szombathely (Hungary) in 1994. He studied at Franz Liszt Academy, Budapest, with prof. Csaba Onczay. He graduated in 2019. Since September 2018 he is member of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. His piano trio called Ingenium Trio was invited to give concerts in concert halls like Concertgebouw or Philharmonia Bratislava. He played the premiere of Sándor Balassa's piece for solo cello. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra invited him to audition for their orchestra academy. He was awarded first prize at the David Popper International Cello Competition. He has been granted the Fischer Annie Scholarship (2021) and the Bank of China Scholarship (2016). In 2020 he received the Junior Prima Award. He has also participated of the ISA in Austria and IHMS.