The Ewald Brass Quintet

Levente Bakó, Tamás Tarkó Trumpet
András Kovalcsik horn
Tamás Kelemen tuba
Lajos Kelemen trombone

Founded in 1996 whilst students at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the Ewald are all well-known as soloists and hold principal positions in Hungary's major orchestras. The group came to international prominence in 1998 by winning the coveted 1st prize at the International Brass Quintet Competition in Narbonne France, following this by the 1st prize in 2000, at the Korean Int. Brass Quintet Competition in Cheju. Their aim as an ensemble is to broaden the appeal and understanding of the brass music culture both past and present. Their broad repertoire includes music from the Renaissance through the classics to many works by contemporary Hungarian composers which have been written especially for them.