Gábor Tarkövi

In Gábor Tarkövi’s family, many played brass instruments, inspiring the young Gábor Tarkövi, who had already learned piano and clarinet, to switch to the trumpet, especially as he could then play in the family band at weddings. Early on, he realized that he wanted to become an orchestral musician. So he began his studies at the conservatory in Györ, later transferring to the Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest. First engagements took Gábor Tarkövi to the Württemberg Philharmonic of Reutlingen and, as principal trumpet, to the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since 2005 he has held that position with the Berliner Philharmonic. Along with his activities in the orchestra, he is a member of the Austrian ensemble Pro Brass and the Austrian Brass Connection. As a chamber player and soloist, Gábor Tarkövi appears in many European countries, the USA and Japan, and he also gives regular masterclasses in Hungary, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 2018 Gábor Tarkövi has been Professor for Trumpet at the Berlin University of the Arts.