Csaba Koczo - violin
Csaba Koczo was born in Hungary, and started his violin studies in Yugoslavia at the age of eight. In 1990 he moved back to Hungary to study in Budapest at the Bela Bartok Conservatory, and subsequently attained his bachelor’s degree with distinction at the College of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. He came to Toronto in 1999 to study with Lorand Fenyves and Erika Raum. He received his Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School and later, as the recipient of the H. Carter scholarship, attained his masters degree at the University of Toronto. Csaba was a prize winner in the National Violin Competitions in both Yugoslavia and Hungary, and in the Leo Weiner International Competition. He also won the concerto competition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra, performing the Beethoven Violin concerto. Csaba has performed with numerous European chamber groups, including the Sandor Frigyes Chamber Orchestra where he acted as principal second violin and toured Hungary and Italy. As a member of the Weiner Quartet he participated at the Vienna-Prague-Budapest Summer Academy in Semmering (Austria) and played for the members of the Bartok, Prague and Amadeus Quartets. Since moving to Canada, Csaba has performed as a chamber musician or soloist in a variety of concert series in and around Toronto, collaborating with artists such as Shauna Rolston, Scott St. John, Douglas McNabney, Erika Raum, Etsuko Kimura, Olivier Thouin, and Mayumi Seiler. He is a founding member of the Tokai string Quartet and the Seiler Strings Chamber Orchestra. In addition, Csaba is assistant principal second violin of the Canadian Opera Company, and also holds a position in the Canadian National Ballet Orchestra.
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