Kovács Gergely

He was born in 1995 in a small town in the South of Hungary called Békéscsaba. Won awards such as 3rd in Serbia, 5th. in Weimar at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition for Youth, and 1st prize at the Pietro Argento Piano Competition in Gioia del Colle, Italy in 2013. He was the scholarship winner of the International Holland Music Sessions and the Young Prague Festival in the Czech Republic. He had the chance to play together with pianists Balázs Fülei and Tamás Érdi. He was the scholarship winner of different foundations and earned significant support from the MOL New Europe Foundation twice and the Friends of the Liszt Academy. In 2019 he has successfully claimed Bank of China and Fischer Annie scholarships. In 2014 he was invited to the Donaufest International Piano Competition in Ulm, Germany, where he became awarded second prize. He has completed his Bachelor's studies in 2017 and his degree in Master of Piano in 2019 having a sold-out recital in the Great Hall of Liszt Academy. In 2018 after winning the 2nd prize at International Chopin Competition Budapest (1st was not awarded) he received the Junior Prima Award in Hungary.