Martin Tchiba

Pianist Martin Tchiba was born in Budapest in 1982 and grew up in Germany. His repertoire contains works from all epochs, with the music from the Romantic to the present occupying a special position. He succeeds in leading the listener down unbeaten paths and opening exciting perspectives on both familiar and less well-known material. He has also endeavoured to track down forgotten masterpieces, and given first performances of new works, some of which were dedicated to him. Martin Tchiba pursues an international concert career and has made numerous recordings for radio and television. Between 2008 and 2010 four CDs of solo and chamber music were released on the labels Telos (piano solo, duo clarinet/piano), Naxos (duo cello/piano) and Hungaroton (solo, duo and trio), garnering positive reviews among the international music press.
After piano studies with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hanover and outstanding success in competitions for young musicians, Martin Tchiba studied at the Musikhochschule in Saarbrücken with Thomas Duis and at the Musikakademie in Basel with Jean-Jacques Dünki. He also participated in master classes and received artistic impulses from, among others, Lazar Berman and György Kurtág. In the fields of composition and chamber music, he also studied with Michael Denhoff. Tchiba was awarded scholarships by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).