Ágnes Barta (flute) - Budapest
Since 2022 one of my chamber music partner is Ágnes Barta from Budapest (Hungary), with whom I worked together at Egressy Béni Reformed Art School.
Ágnes Barta began her musical studies in Hungary. Than she studied in several countries. She has received her Artist-Teacher Master degree with Honours at the „F.A.„ Bonporti University in Trento, Italy. She has improved her music skills with masterclasses under the guidance of world renowned flutists as Andrea Oliva (IT). She has won prizes in numerous national and international competitions as „Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera „Luigi Nono”, Venaria Reale-Torino (IT). She performed with renowned chamber groups and orchestras. Since 2014 she has been teaching flute at Egressy Béni High School of Music in Budapest. She is an active member of “ADÁ” Trio (flute, violin and guitar) and the “4 Winds” Woodwind Quartet too. She is regularly gives solo and chamber concerts all over Europe.
Dr. Eva Ana Firestone (flute) - Vienna
One of other my chamber music partner is Dr. Eva Ana Firestone, a flautist and educator living in Vienna, Austria.
Already we played together for 3 years when I lived in Vienna from 2007. But later i had to move back to Budapest and we couldn't play together again for long time because of the distance between us. From the COVID I researched the digital music education and i found the possibility to play again together. So, from August 2022 we play together again every week on the internet. We tried a lot of soundcards and application/program to develop the connection speed between Vienna and Budapest. So, we had a lot of experience about it and recently we can keep easily every weekend a rehersal or sometimes online concert. Our plan to play again together live in Vienna and Budapest as well as we'd like to share our experience with the musician community.
Eva Ana Firestone holds a doctorate in Sciences of Music and Jewish studies, as well as a concert diploma in recorder. She teaches elementary music education, recorder and flute at the Vienna music schools. Her interest in romantic and contemporary music has led her to focus on performing as a flautist. She is studying classical dance to better experience how music and movement enhance one another.
