Tamás Pálfalvi
Concert
“I recommend Tamás Pálfalvi as the most outstanding and internationally renowned representative of the youngest trumpet soloist generation.” – Péter Eötvös
Having honed his one-of-a-kind technical skills, Hungarian Tamás Pálfalvi stands out as one of the most visionary and innovative contemporary trumpet players. Pálfalvi began his studies at the age of eight at the Leó Weiner Conservatory of Music in Budapest. In 2009, he was awarded a scholarship for Bard College in New York, where he studied under Carl Albach and Edward Carroll until 2012. He then returned to Budapest to study at the Franz Liszt Music Academy under Gábor Boldoczki, where he received his Master’s degree in 2016. As one of the ECHO Rising Stars 2017/2018, Tamás has performed in major concert halls across Europe such as the Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Auditori Barcelona, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon, the Konzerthaus in Dortmund, the BOZAR in Brussels and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Appointed in 2019, he currently holds the position of professor of trumpet at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Additionally, he performs with his brass quintet In Medias Brass. He performs on Adams instruments and has developed a new design for the C-trumpet together with the quintet. He also plays the Flugelhorn and Baroque trumpet.