Hungarian born violinist, Bela Horvath began to play the violin at age 3. Starting his violin studies with his grandfather, Bela immediately showed outstanding talent for the violin. He won a number of national violin competitions in Hungary, as well as a few international violin competitions in Prague and Vienna.
In 1996, Bela entered the Bela Bartok Conservatory, where he studied with Istvan Kertesz Bela won the National Janos Koncz violin competition in Hungary in 1997. In 1999 he entered The 9th International Carl Flesch Violin Competition. As the youngest contestant, he won the 4″ prize as well as a special prize for the best interpretation of Miklos Csemicky’s Solo sonata. Mr. Horvath continued his studies at the Franz Liszt University of Music with Miklos Szenthelyi.
In 2002, the renowned violinist, violist, and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman invited Mr.Horvath to study with him and his associate, Patinka Kopec, at the Manhattan School of Music in New York city. During his studies in New York, Bela Horvath has worked with world leading violinists and pedagogues such as, Zakhar Bron, Leonidas Kavakos, Jaime Laredo, Gyorgy Pauk, Ruggiero Ricci, Aaron Rosand, and Joseph Silverstein. Bela Horvath made his debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall in 2003. The debut of his Piano Quartet, Amity Players, was at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall in 2006 The piano quartet released a CD of two piano quartets by J. Brahms for the Canadian label, Marquis Music. As a soloist and recitalist, he has played many concerts around the world, including Austria, Germany, France, Italy and the
USA.
In 2008, he performed with Pinchas Zukerman at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. Mr. Horvath, has performed in Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern auditorium as a soloist in June 2008. Mr. Horvath completed his BM and MM degrees at the Manhattan School of Music. He has been a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music’s Pre-college division.