Born in 1982 in Budapest, Hungary, pianist Martin Tchiba now resides in Germany. He received scholarships from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the German Academic Exchange Service and won the Cultural Award of the Federal State Capital Saarbrücken. After piano studies with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hanover, he studied with Thomas Duis at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken and Jean-Jacques Dünki at the Musikakademie Basel. He attended master classes and sessions with such renowned figures as Lazar Berman and György Kurtág. Tchiba also studied composition with Michael Denhoff, and has been awarded a number of honours as a composer. Since winning various competitions, Tchiba has built an extensive repertoire ranging from traditional to contemporary music. He has given world premières of works by renowned composers.

Tchiba’s concert appearances include performances in concert halls and festivals such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, the Budapest Autumn Festival, the Spoleto Festival, the Braunschweig Classix Festival, the Flagey Brussels and the Europäisches Klassik Festival Ruhr. He has made numerous live and studio recordings and broadcasts for stations such as WDR Cologne, SR, Deutschlandradio Kultur in Berlin, Dutch Radio and TV and Hungarian Radio Budapest.

For more information, please visit www.tchiba.com.

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