• 1986 – 1992

    Conservatory in Bratislava (clarinet – Edmund Bombara, Peter Drlička)

  • 1993 – 1994

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Jozef Luptáčik)

  • 1995 – 2000

    private study (Eric Hoeprich)

  • 1994 – 1998

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (music theory)

  • 1996, 1998

    master classes with Eric Hoeprich

  • 1997

    master class with Gilles Thomé

  • 2001 – 2002

    study in Paris (Eric Hoeprich, Gilles Thomé)

  • 1991

    member of the Chamber Opera Bratislava

  • 1992 – 1998

    teacher at Music School Exnárova and Music School Dolinského in Bratislava

  • 1998 – 2003

    worked in The Museum of Music of The Slovak National Museum

  • since 2002

    pedagogue at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

  • 2004

    founder of the ensemble of early music Maria Theresia Harmonie and Lotz Trio

Róbert Šebesta has occasionally cooperated with ensembles such as Albrecht Collegium, Musica Aeterna, Musica Florea, Wiener Akademie, Warszawszka Opera Kameralna, Concerto Pollaco, Concillium Musicum Wien, Haydn Sinfonietta, Ensemble Cantatio, Solamente Naturali, Helios 18, Orchestra Baroqua de Sevilla, and Stadler Trio. He specializes in research and performing of music on authentic (historic) clarinets, chalumeau and basset horns. He is characterized by reviewers as a theoretically excellently prepared musician with a great musicality and natural musical intelligence.

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