János Rolla
Chamber Music Workshop
János Rolla
Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian violinist,
concertmaster of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra,
distinguished artist
The aim of the chamber music workshop is to preserve violinist János Rolla's teaching method and pass on his chamber music experience to young, talented chamber musicians.
Tutors
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Márta Gulyás is a Liszt Prize-winning pianist, head of department at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, and professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid.She studied in Budapest and then at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow under Dimitri Baskirov.
She is a regular guest at domestic and international chamber music festivals and a renowned master class instructor worldwide. She has made numerous radio and television recordings, and Hungaroton has released eight of her albums to date.
She is known as a profound chamber musician and a significant teacher of younger generations.
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Violinist Zoltán Tuska was born in 1967. He studied at the Academy of Music under József Szász, Béla Bánfalvi, and András Csontha, then continued his studies with Loránd Fenyves in Canada.In 1993, he became concertmaster of the Weiner–Szász Chamber Orchestra, then first violinist of the Danubius Quartet.
He is known as a soloist with several foreign ensembles and as a festival participant, and has held masterclasses in Bolzano.
In 2022, as a member of the Kodály String Quartet, he was awarded the Kossuth Prize in recognition of his decades of high-quality artistic work.
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Violinist János Selmeczi was born in Cluj-Napoca in 1953. He began his studies under Paula Kouba and László Koszta-Rab, then became a student of András Ágoston.He began his career as a member of the Marosvásárhely Philharmonic Orchestra, then moved to Hungary and became concertmaster of the Hungarian State Concert Orchestra.
He played for a long time in the Opera House orchestra, was a member of the Éder String Quartet, and worked in France from 1994 to 1997.
From 1998, he was concertmaster of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. In 2003, he was one of the winners of the Sándor Végh Competition.
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Gábor Takács-Nagy is a violinist and conductor, and one of the founders of the world-famous Takács Quartet.He began studying the violin at the age of eight and studied at the Academy of Music under masters such as Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág.
In 1992, he turned his attention to chamber music and conducting, founding the Takács Piano Trio and the Mikrokosmos String Quartet.
He has worked with numerous orchestras around the world and has been principal conductor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra and the Verbier Festival, among others. He is a permanent guest conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
In 2024, he was awarded the Kossuth Prize.
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Violinist Gyula Stuller was born in Budapest in 1962. He studied with Ferenc Halász and then with György Pauk in London, perfecting his technique at master classes given by Nathan Milstein and Sándor Végh, among others.He has won numerous international competitions, including the Szigeti and Tibor Varga Violin Competitions.
He performs throughout Europe and his regular chamber music partners include Imre Rohmann and Miklós Perényi.
He has been a teacher at the Fribourg Conservatory since 1996 and at the Tibor Varga Academy in Sion since 2002.
His artistry is characterized by technical precision and musical depth.
Márta Gulyás &
Mathew Svec - clarinet | Spencer Adler - cello | Miyuki Murata - piano
Dates
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Semester I
October 5, 2025
Semester II
April 13-19, 2026
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Semester I
October 6-10, 2025
Semester II
March 2-8, 2026
April 8-10, 2026
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Semester II
February 16-20, 2026
February 23-27, 2026
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Semester II
January 12-14, 2026
March 9-11, 2026
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Semester II
February 9-13, 2026
The János Rolla Chamber Music Workshop
Violinist János Rolla was a founding member and concertmaster of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra and a teacher in the chamber music department of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.
The János Rolla Chamber Music Foundation was established by the artist's wife, violinist Zsuzsa Weisz, a former member of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, with the aim of preserving János Rolla's professional legacy and continuing Rolla-style chamber music training within the framework of the workshop.
The artist, who passed away in 2023, was a founding member and concertmaster of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra and a teacher at the Chamber Music Department of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. The foundation was established by his wife, violinist Zsuzsa Weisz, a former member of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra.
The program is supported by world-renowned pianist András Schiff.
The mentoring program is not a master class, but a long-term training series consisting of several stages. The first 3-5 days of intensive training are followed by a month of independent work and then another 3-5 days of training. The material is selected jointly by the teachers and mentees.
The teachers of the János Rolla Chamber Orchestra Foundation are internationally renowned artists in the field of chamber music. In the first season, 2025/26, the mentors will be pianist Márta Gulyás, violinist János Selmeczi, violinist Gyula Stuller, violinist Gábor Takács-Nagy, and violinist Zoltán Tuska.
Chamber ensembles that have graduated from the Academy of Music and are already working together are eligible to apply for the training.
Applications will be followed by auditions.
Ensembles will be accepted into the training program based on the decision of the teaching jury.
The training will take place at the Óbudai Társaskör.
Ensembles participating in the training program will have two opportunities to perform on stage at the Óbudai Társaskör Chamber Hall.
Chamber music Workshop
Application form
Please attach the professional background of the ensemble or chamber group and the professional CVs of its members to the application form.
Applications will open on December 1, 2025.
Tuition fees are as follows:
If the participant registers for only one semester:
3-day participation: 60,000 HUF/person
5-day participation: 80,000 HUF/person
If the participant wishes to participate in multiple semesters:
3-day participation: 40,000 HUF/person/semester
5-day participation: 60,000 HUF/person/semester
Our foundation's namesake:
János Rolla
(Kőtelek, September 30, 1944 – December 7, 2023)
Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian violinist,
concertmaster of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra,
distinguished artist, founder of the Zemplén Arts Days.
He studied under Mária Zipernovszky at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music and under Dénes Kovács at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. From 1963 to 1979, he was concertmaster of the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, and since 1979 he has also been its artistic director.
He became famous primarily as a chamber musician. His partners included Maurice André, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Alexander Schneider, Henryk Szeryng, Isaac Stern, Tamás Vásáry, and Sir András Schiff.
His ars poetica: training orchestral musicians is only possible through regular rehearsals, and he applied this principle to the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra as well.