HANNA BORKA HarpeIMage
Trio Borka
Mezzo - soprano & Cellist
Eszter Borka
Eszter Borka began her classical singing studies in 2013 in Paris with Delphine Guévar and Fusako Kondo, and then obtained her DEM chant lyrique in classical singing at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Rennes with Ingrid Perruche, and successfully entered the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève, where, under the guidance of Marcin Habela, she obtained her two Master’s degrees in classical singing (Master of Arts HES-SO in Interpretation - orientation Concert in 2021; Master of Arts HES-SO in Pedagogy - Vocal Teaching in 2023).
Eszter Borka began her musical career as an instrumentalist. Her vocation to the cello took her to study in Paris with Dominique de Williencourt and Virginie Constant. Later, in 2019, she obtained her Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien in the cello class of Alain Brunier at the Pont Supérieur in Rennes. She appeared in chamber ensembles at numerous festivals such as the “Pornic Classic” Festival in Pornic and the “Classique au large” Festival in Saint-Malo.
As a mezzo-soprano soloist, she has performed with ensembles such as Vocale Ensemble of Blossac, Vocale Ensemble and Orchestre of Montfort. She has been the invited soloist of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra and Angelica Girls’ Choir in Budapest under the direction of Gergely Kesselyák and Zsuzsanna Gráf.
She has worked with contemporary composers such as Tamás Daróci Bárdos, Vladimir Cosma and Stefano Gervasoni.
Eszter Borka was a mezzo-soprano member of the Lausanne Opera choir from 2021 to 2024.
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Together with Hanna Borka harpist and Ráhel Borka cellist, Eszter is a member of the Trio Borka as a mezzo-soprano and as a cellist.
Since September 2024, Eszter Borka has been teaching at the Studio Kodály in Geneva.
Harpist
Hanna Borka
Born in Hungary, Hanna Borka studied and refined her skills with prestigious harpists such as Germaine Lorenzini, Florence Sitruk, Sandrine Chatron, and Isabelle Moretti. She obtained her Master's degree in Pedagogy in 2018 and her Master's degree in Performance in 2020 from the Haute École de Musique de Genève.
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Winner of numerous scholarships and international awards, she performs on stage as a soloist, including as a young harpist invited to the "Focus on Youth" concerts at the 10th and 12th editions of the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam and Sydney, and as the sole Hungarian candidate at the prestigious 19th International Harp Competition in Israel. Hanna Borka also performs in chamber music, particularly with the Trio Borka.
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Hanna Borka discovered historical harps with Maria Christina Cleary and developed a deeper interest in the single-action harp and the Spanish arpa de dos órdenes.
Passionate about painting and drawing, Hanna Borka held her first exhibition of graphic works in Geneva. In collaboration with the Haute Ecole ArcIngénierie, Hanna Borka has developed her project 'HarpeIMage,' which offers a dynamic, real-time alliance between sound and image through advanced technologies.
Hanna Borka is a harp professor at the Conservatoire populaire de musique, danse et théâtre de Genève and at the Conservatoire de l'Ouest Vaudois.
Cellist
Ráhel Borka
Ráhel Borka was born in 2004 in Budapest, Hungary. At the age of 11, she entered the School for Exceptional Young Talents of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy where she studied with Professor László MezÅ‘. She has won numerous prizes in Austria, Croatia, Germany and Hungary and has performed in concerts in Lithuania, Germany, Argentina, Switzerland and France. She has been awarded several international scholarships, including the Ministry of Human Resources - Young National Talents, the Lyra Foundation, the Max D. Jost Foundation and the Jacques-Henri Plomb Prize.
She has taken numerous cello master classes, among others with László FenyÅ‘, Csaba Onczay, Reiner Ginzel, Miklós Perényi, Susan Moses. She have been admitted to participate in the 58. Internationalen Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen in 2023 and in the 4. International Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition. Beyond her solo endeavors she enjoys playing chamber music in the Trio Borka and the FuSion String Quartet.
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After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts HES-SO diploma at the Haute Ecole de Musique Valais - Wallis in 2022, and obtaining her Master in Interpretation – Orientation Concert in the class of Xavier Phillips at the Haute Ecole de Musique Valais - Wallis in 2024, she started her Master of Pedagogy studies at the Bern University of the Arts in the class of David Eggert.