Márta Ábrahám

Concerts, orchestra memberships, professional activities:

First concertmaster: Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2005–2009)
Concertmaster: Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (2 years)
Guest Concertmaster: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Orchestral Leader: Concerto Armonico
Concertmaster and Artistic Director: Abraham Consort (since 2009)

As a soloist, she has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Belgian Radio Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, European Sinfonietta, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, MÁV Symphony Orchestra and Budapest Strings. She has appeared on stage with such distinguished artists as Yehudi Menuhin, Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry, Helmuth Rilling, Sakari Oramo and Ádám Fischer.

She is also very active as a chamber musician and is a regular guest at national and international festivals. She is a celebrated soloist in major concert halls, and has been invited to perform at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonie, Brussels Palais de Beaux-Arts, with Gergely Bogányi, Tamás Vásáry, Alex Szilasi, Péter Nagy, Enrico Dindo, Yaron Rosenthal, among others.

Her musical interests range from baroque music to romantic repertoire and contemporary music. She regularly participates in contemporary chamber music and orchestral productions. She has recommended new works by several contemporary composers in Hungary and has also performed in orchestral and chamber music ensembles.

Recordings:
She made numerous radio and recordings, and recorded the violin concerto of János Viski.

Bach research:
With composer Barnabás Dukay and her research team, she has been researching and analysing the violin works of J. S. Bach since 2012. Over the course of more than ten years of analytical work, they have developed a unique and innovative method of analysis, which has helped them to uncover the hidden messages and secret codes of J. S. Bach’s violin works for the first time in the world. To publish these discoveries of musical historical significance, they have developed a visual music education method that can be used digitally in music education. The Colorful BACH sheet music uses colour to differentiate between different parts of the music, giving a whole new way of seeing the music in its layers. The educational textbooks based on this methodology are a niche not only in the national but also in the international context, and the publications have won the recognition of many international and nationally renowned experts.