Biography

Elizabet Ferge began her musical studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and continued her education at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest from 2021 to 2024.

In 2024, she was admitted to the University Mozarteum Salzburg, where she is currently studying in Stephen Fitzpatrick’s class and is expected to complete her master’s degree in October 2026.

Throughout her career, she has performed at numerous prestigious venues, including the Grand Hall and Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music, Müpa Budapest, Madách Theatre, Örkény Theatre, the Royal Palace of Gödöllő, and the House of Music Hungary. She also regularly performs on international stages, including the Great Hall of the Mozarteum, Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Konzerthaus in Klagenfurt.

She has worked with renowned conductors such as Péter Eötvös, Ádám Medveczky, Ádám Fischer, and Ion Marin, and has performed with ensembles including the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonie Salzburg, Concerto Budapest, and the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra.

She regularly takes part in theatre productions, exhibition openings, as well as contemporary and multidisciplinary arts projects.

Her artistic development has been enriched by numerous masterclasses, where she had the opportunity to study with renowned harpists including Isabelle Perrin, Sivan Magen, Letizia Belmondo, Zuzanna Elster, Diana Grubisic Cikovic, Masumi Nagasawa, Catherine Michel, Catrin Finch, Anaïs Gaudemard, and Alexander Boldachev.

Her repertoire spans from the Baroque era to contemporary music. She is particularly committed to promoting Hungarian music and regularly performs works by Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. As a soloist, she performs works by J. S. Bach, Scarlatti, C. P. E. Bach, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Henriette Renié, Glière, Jacques de la Presle, Hindemith, Britten, and Nino Rota, among others. As a chamber musician, she has performed works by Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Jolivet, Jean Cras, Astor Piazzolla, Manuel de Falla, and Nino Rota.

Alongside classical music, improvisation also plays a significant role in her artistic practice. One particularly memorable moment came on 15 March 2026, when she performed her own arrangement of the Hungarian folk song “Tavaszi szél” at Heroes’ Square in Budapest.

From 2022 to 2024, she worked as a harp teacher at the Andor Ilona Primary School of Arts in Budapest, gaining valuable teaching experience in harp education and talent development.