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Principal bassoonist in the Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera - Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra - Founder of the Wind Quintet Budapest
Welcome!
I'm principal bassoonist in the Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera, the Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra (under András Keller), member of the Ensemble Mini Chamber Music Ensemble in Berlin, founder of the Wind Quintet Budapest, the Budapest Bassoon Trio and professor at the Vienna Konservatorium's Hungarian department in Budapest.
During the way of becaming a professional musican I realized that the most important in the life of the students to learn a lot from many different people, and to find the way that the instrument becomes really the part of your life with the daily bases.
My goal with teaching is to open your mind quickly with my excercises and creat together your own personal warming up routine. Doesn't matter from witch age and on what kind of level you are.
Reedmaking is one of the essential part of my bassoonist life as well. I found many new ways and tricks about how to make nice resonable reeds quite easily, to change the sound of them quickly, and how to use them much longer than usually we would think...
You can watch some videos and read more about me here below in the education part. For the lessons I'm waiting you with professional sound and picture setup. Feel free to contact me and I will help you in any kind of preparing you need at the moment!
Experience & Education
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Hungarian State Opera - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra 2014 – Present
Principal bassoonistSuch an honour to be part of this amazing orchestra and the whole opera atmosphere in the heart of Budapest. -
University of Arts in Berlin (Universität der Künste Berlin) 2010 – 2014
Soloist Master's degreeI was studying with Prof. Eckart Hübner for four years in one of the most traditional german art university. -
Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest 2008 – 2011
Bachelor's degreeI was very happy to work for three years during my bachelor studies with István Hartenstein in Hungary's most famous music academy in Budapest. -
Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music Budapest 2004 – 2008
GraduatedI had the luck to graduate after four years of working and studying with one of my biggest hungarian bassoonist idol József Vajda, the past principal bassoonist of the Hungarian National Radio Sympony Orchestra. -
EBU New Talent International Music Competition in Bratislava 2012 – Present
FinalistI became finalist in the international music competition created by Yehudi Menuhin in 1969, for every instrumentalist and singers. Bassoon went to the finals for the first time in the competiton's history. -
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) 2011 – 2014
Scholarship PrizeScholarship for three years from Germany's famous student exchange foundation to complete my studies at the UdK in Berlin. -
Emsbürener Musiktage 2011 – Present
Music prizePrize for the best young performer of the international masterclass at the Music Festival in Emsbüren. -
Erasmus Exchange Program 2010 – 2011
Scholarship PrizeI got the chance to start my studies in Berlin with Europe's biggest excange program. -
Talent Contest of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest 2010 – Present
WinnerWinner from all instrument groups in the 1st Talent Contest of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. -
42nd Concertino Praga International Music Competition 2008 – Present
1st Prize - Special PrizeWinner of the bassoon category in the highly renown International Competition in Prague for young soloists. I had the honour to make my international debut with the Prague Radio Orchestra in the Great Hall of the Rudolfinum. -
Hungarian National Bassoon Competition 2003 – 2007
WinnerWinner for 3 times of the National Bassoon Competitions organized in Budapest, Sopron and Veszprém. -
European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) 2007 – 2013
Orchestral memberI had the luck to take part in Europe's oldest youth orchestra under the music direction of Vladimir Ashkenazy. We were touring whole around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall and many others. -
Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander 2009 – 2015
Festival memberI took part 3 times in the summer music festival of Paloma O'Shea in Santander. I had opportunity to work as a summer academy student with Prof. Klaus Thunemann. -
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2007 – 2008
Orchestral member of the SHMF World Orchesra under the direction of Christoph Eisenbach. -
Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra 2019 – Present
1st bassoonistGreat to be part one of Hungary's leading symphony orchestra as a principal bassoonist under the direction of a legendary musican Maestro András Keller.
Reviews
Felipe Destefano, principal bassoonist of the Brazilian Symphony orchestra
March
Bálint is an excellent musician and a very well taught bassoonist. The lesson is very fluent and dynamic. The most important thing is, I really solved questions and doubts I had and I received bonus informations that he is ready to give you. Bálint is an excellent person as well. I will repeat a lesson soon.
Zsófia Bátonyi
March
First I found and I was listening his YouTube recordings, and I was wishing that the way how he speaks so musically on the instrument once I will also be able too. After taking a masterclass with him I became one of his student, and I see that my playing grows on musical and technical way so much and so quickly how I never expected. And now I understand that to play so espressive, with big flexible sound, and with a very fine articulated technique is not just the luck of extremly talented people, this is a way what everybody can learn with lots of work and with a very good teacher who opens you to this way.
Johanna Molnár
March
On two masterclasses I had the opportunity to learn from Bálint Mohai. Working with him is such a musical travel and technical freshing up in the same time. He is a very well prepared teacher, and you can ask anything from him about the bassoon and everything what is around to be a full bassoonist musican. He is the type of teacher that he knows all the answers, but even if something not, he won't give up untill he doesn't find the right answer personally to you.
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