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BIOGRAPHY
Ildikó
Bartha
Dr. Ildikó Bartha is a Hungarian pianist and piano pedagogue, born and educated in Debrecen. She graduated from the Debrecen Conservatory of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.
During her studies, she won First Prize at the László Lajtha National Music Competition in Debrecen. In 1993, she was awarded the Madeleine Forte Scholarship at Boise State University in Idaho, USA. She also won First Prize in the Northwest Division of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and First Prize at the MTNA Idaho State Competition in Boise.
Her principal teachers were Mihály Duffek and Kálmán Irmai. She participated in masterclasses with Attila Némethy, Balázs Szokolay, Malcolm Bilson and Gusztáv Fenyő, and also studied with Gergely Bogányi, Kossuth and Liszt Prize-winning pianist.
In 2018, she received her Doctor of Liberal Arts (DLA) degree from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. She has recorded eight pieces from Martin Torp's series of 64 miniatures, entitled Reflections.
Dr. Bartha is a member of the US-based Lillibridge Ensemble chamber group and a regular performer at their annual international music festival. She currently works as a piano teacher and accompanist at the Zoltán Kodály High School of Music in Debrecen and, since Autumn 2025, as an assistant professor at the University of Nyíregyháza.
Her research focuses on the Hungarian piano works of Robert Volkmann. As a performer, she has appeared in Hungary and internationally, including concerts in the United Kingdom, United States and Slovakia.
Inspired by Zoltán Kodály’s belief that “Music is for everyone,” she is deeply committed to high-quality music education and the transmission of musical knowledge to future generations.