Elemér Duka's Hungarian Gipsy Orchestra featuring Laurens Moreno - Kerkje Holysloot

Elemer Duka

Cellist Elemér Duka was born in Budapest into a family that has been producing musicians for hundreds of years. At the age of twelve he was accepted at the Béla Bartók Conservatory. He then attended the Liszt Music Academy in Hungary and is currently a student at the University of Pécs. He is the winner of various national and international cello competitions.

Duka played as a soloist in Zoltán Mága's symphony orchestra for eight years and performed with that company during an American tour in venues such as the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He played with world-famous artists, including pianist Martha Argerich and violinists Zakhar Bron, Shlomo Mintz and Géza Hosszú Legocky.

Own orchestra

In 2017 he founded his own orchestra, the only one in Hungary led by the cello. Its mission is the fusion of classical music and Hungarian traditional gypsy music, but the company also enjoys playing its own pieces and contemporary film music.

Duka has performed with his orchestra at several festivals abroad, such as Zagreb Liszt Institute, Rome Chamber Music Fest, Split Summer Fest, Manchester Góbé Fest and Wien Konzert Haus. He is also artistic director of the Budapest 5th District Classical Music Festival.

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