Biography
EDUCATION
From the September of 2010: The Liszt Academy of Music - studying in Folk Music Department (Master's Degree). As a special interest, he has been studying baroque music as well, using original technique and instrument.
From the September of 2007 (Folk Music Department was founded in this year!): The Liszt Academy of Music - studying in Folk Music Department (Bachelor's Degree)
2003-2005: Union of Art Students of Miskolc Nagy Lajos Király Private University Faculty of Humanities, specialized in folk music and Hungarian Studies MA in Folk Music and Folk Musician
1979-1981: Ho Si Minh Teacher´s Training College, Eger Specialized in music and singing and history
1974-1978: Piarista Secondary Grammar School, Sátoraljaújhely
1968-1974: Primary school, Jászberény, specialized in music and singing
WORK EXPERIENCE
The musician
2007-2011: He is a member of TÉKA Ensemble
2003-2007: Honvéd Dance Theatre - primate and editor
1986: Foundation of Ökrös Ensemble, popularization of Hungarian folk music in Hungary and abroad . Their masters were Sándor Fodor Neti, Zoltán Kallós, Aladár Csiszár. They had many musician guests who are specialzed performance in folk music, like András Berecz, Zoltán Juhász, Kálmán Balogh, Márta Sebestyén, Ági Szalóki .
1982-1985: Hungarian State Folk Ensemble with the leading of Tímár Sándor
1976: Starting to deal with folk music. Recording instrumental folk music with the guidance and help of Zoltán Kallós in Transylvania
1969: Starting to study playing the violin
The teacher
From 2009 September: Teaching playing the violin at the Liszt Academy of Music - Folk Music Department
2006-2008: Teaching playing the violin in the Basic Level Art School of Szigetmonostor
2005-2008: Teaching playing the violin at the Vujicsics Tihamér Music School in Szentendre
1988-1999: Teaching playing the violin at Hungarian Folk Music School in Óbuda
1986-1987: Teaching Hungarian folk music and playing the violin at the University MIT in Boston
The composer
2010 April: Composer in the play "Barocco Rustico" performanced by Duna Dance Theatre, directed by Zsolt Juhász
2008 February: He is the composer of the movie "Legend of Hortobágy", directed by László Vitézy.
2006: Fulfilling important tasks as a primate and editor in the show of "Dance Master" by Honvéd Dance Theatre, directed by Jolán Foltyn
The summer of 2006: - Introducing as composer of classical music in Budapest
The summer of 2005: Contributing as a stage composer in the play "The Decline of the Red Star" by Albert Wass in the cave theatre of P¡l¡sszántó
MOST IMPORTANT PERFORMANCES
2010: Perth, Australia with Téka Ensemble
2006: Csaba Ökrös as a musician and a composer, (Csaba Ökrös and his friends, Fonó Music House, Budapest)
2002: Symphonic Orchestra of Oregon (Ökrös Ensemble)
2001: Theatre de la Ville, Paris ; Symphonic Orchestra of Texas(Ökrös E.)
1999: Symphonic Orchestra of Philadelphia (Ökrös E.)
1998: Symphonic Orchestra of Brooklyn and Symphonic Orchestra of Miami (Ökrös E.)
PRIZES
2008: Composer's Award, Szentendre, Hungary
2007: Kodály Prize, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the death of Zoltán Kodály At the delivery my piece composed for the anniversary was played as an introduction
2000: Prize for the Hungarian Art
1980: Prize of the Young Master of Folk Art
INTERESTS
ethnological music, baroque music, history, music history, music philosophy