Orsolya Szemkeő- Martin

Owing to her parents, she was "born into" a church choir, making choral singing part of her life since her early childhood. Having learnt to play the cello for 17 years and subsequently the viola da gamba for 2, she eventually graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music as a choral conductor. She has been a member of Discantus since 2000. She sang in the vocal ensemble Musica Nostra for 5 years, has been a member of the Purcell Choir since 2003 and a member of Corvina Consort since 2007. She has participated in several opera productions of the Aladár Tóth Opera Studio since 2005. She began her vocal studies with Judit Pallagi and is currently a student of Éva Lax. She was a music teacher at the Cistercian Szent Imre Grammar School in Budapest for over 5 years; currently she is active as an organiser on the Hungarian and European choral scene.