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2012 – 2017
State Conservatory, Bratislava (exceptional student)
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2016 – 2020
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (course for highly gifted students)
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2020 – 2022
Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna – preparatory course
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Since 2022
Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna – Bachelor’s program (under Nikita Boriso-Glebsky)
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Since 2025
deputy first violin, Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Richard Cibula is a Slovak violinist based in Austria and deputy concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
He studied at the Štátne konzervatórium v Bratislave, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and the Private University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under renowned teachers including František Török, Anna Gutowska, and Dalibor Karvay.
He has performed at festivals in Slovakia, Austria, and Bulgaria, collaborated with ensembles such as Jánoška Ensemble, and appeared with members of the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Arthur Grumiaux Chamber Orchestra.
He is co-founder of The Echoes Ensemble and Cibula Chamber Orchestra, and in 2025, The Echoes Ensemble won the Gold Prize at the VIII. Internationales Musikfest in Vienna.