• 1986 – 1993

    Bratislava Conservatory (under Mária Karlíková)

  • 1991 – 1992

    member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, headed by Claudio Abbado

  • 1993 – 1998

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (under Anna Hölblingová and Ewald Danel)

  • 1994 – 1995

    member of the United Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, headed by Richard Edlinger

  • 1994, 1995, 1997

    summer academies organised by the Vienna Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, held in Semmering, studying solo and chamber music (under Eszter Perényi and Michael Frischenschlager)

  • 1995

    member of the Slovak Philharmonic, headed by Ondrej Lenárd

  • since 1997

    co-founder and leader of the Pressburger Quartet

  • 2000

    soloist for the CLEP orchestra, headed by Jean-Marcel Kipfer

  • 2000 – 2002

    Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris – extra studies oriented towards solo, chamber, and orchestra playing (Suzanne Gessner – violin, Luc Héry – concert master classes); leader of the Quatuor International de Paris string quartet

  • since 2000

    has worked with the Solamente Naturali ancient music ensemble, and also as a member of the string Szathmáry Duo (with his brother, Ladislav Szathmáry, on the cello)

  • since 2002

    head of the second violin section and soloist for the Musica aeterna ancient music ensemble

  • 2003

    the summer academy of the Vienna Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, held in Reichenau, studying chamber playing – string quartet (Norbert Brainin – Amadeus Quartet; Sándor Devich and László Mezö – Bartók Quartet; Rainer Schmidt – Hagen Quartet; Milan Škampa – Smetana Quartet)

  • 2005 – 2007

    Vienna Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, postgraduate studies of chamber music – string quartet (Johannes Meissl – Artis Quartett Wien)

  • since 2005

    member of the Solistes Européen Luxembourg symphony orchestra, headed by Jack-Martin Händler

  • 2006

    summer academy of the Vienna Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, held in Reichenau, chamber playing – string quartet (Johannes Meissl, Peter Schuhmayer – Artis Quartett Wien; Sándor Devich – Bartók Quartet; Pavel Klusoň – Prague Quartet; Ferenc Rados)

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Gabriel Szathmáry performed at many festivals at home and abroad, both as a member of chamber orchestras and as a soloist (the Salzburger Festspiele, the Bachfest in Leipzig, the Prague Spring, Young Prague, the Wien Modern, the Bachhét in Budapest, and more).

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