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Boglárka Forgó is a master's student specialising in cello performance at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. She was born in Pécs, Hungary, in 2002. Growing up in a musical family, she initially took up piano, following in the footsteps of her parents and older brother. Her journey with the cello began at the age of eleven, under the guidance of Zsuzsanna Csányiné Imre. Her first major achievement came in 2017, when she won the Grand Prize at the Sistrum Music Competition in Szombathely. Later that year, she had the opportunity to perform at the Kodály Centre in Pécs, accompanied by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra. In the same year, she was admitted to the Bartók Béla Conservatory in Budapest, where she continued her studies in the class of Krisztina Kardosné Kemény.
In 2018, she won Third Prize at the Talents for Europe International Cello Competition in Dolný Kubín, followed by Second Prize at the Jan Vychytil International Cello Competition in Prague in 2019. Alongside her solo competition successes, she also participated in the 9th National Chamber Music Competition in 2020, where she was awarded First Prize as a member of two different chamber ensembles.
In 2021, she was admitted to the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, where she continued her studies in the class of István Varga. In 2022, she received Third Prize and a Special Prize at the 13th International Janigro Junior Cello Competition in Šibenik. In the same year, she was awarded a scholarship to participate in masterclasses led by Reinhard Latzko and Leonid Gorokhov as part of the International Holland Music Sessions in Bergen. She also gave solo recitals in several Dutch cities.
In 2023, she reached the finals of the Leó Weiner National Chamber Music Competition, organised by the Liszt Academy, with two different chamber ensembles. With Trio Mikrokosmos, founded in 2019, she won both First Prize in the string and piano category and the Audience Prize.
Since then, as a member of the trio, she has had the opportunity to give concerts on numerous prestigious stages in Hungary and abroad. Their performances have included concerts in the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy, at the Dohnányi Music Centre in a live broadcast by Bartók Radio, in the Festival Theatre of Müpa Budapest and at the Ligneum Visitor Centre in Sopron. They have also performed in Stockholm and in the Czech Republic and Germany as part of the 32nd Young Prague Festival. The ensemble has additionally made appearances at the House of Hungarian Music, the Pesti Vigadó and the Budapest Music Center (BMC).
In February 2024, she had the opportunity to perform with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra as part of the Liszt Academy's Talent Day. In autumn 2024, she won First Prize in the MA category of the Ede Banda Cello Competition organised by the Liszt Academy. She also received special prizes from Bartók Radio, the House of Hungarian Music, the Bartók Memorial House and the Liszt Academy. Since October 2025, she has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold as an Erasmus+ exchange student in the class of Alexander Gebert. At the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's festive concert, the 2026 New Year's Overture, she appeared as a soloist in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy.