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News Success Judith Keresztessy joins Nuremberg State Philharmonic

Violist Judith Keresztessy (class of Prof. Andreas Willwohl) has won an audition for a fixed-term contract with the Nuremberg State Philharmonic Orchestra. Congratulations!

Judith Keresztessy began her musical training at Nuremberg University of Music, where she studied Elemental Music Pedagogy with Prof. Rainer Kotzian as her principal subject. She subsequently pursued violin studies with Professors Ulf Klausenitzer, Reto Kuppel and Bart Vandenbogaerde.

In the summer of 2024, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Viola Performance under the guidance of Prof. Andreas Willwohl. Since the winter semester of 2024/25, she has been continuing her studies with him on the Master’s programme in Viola Performance.

As a freelance violist, she regularly performs with leading orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the Hof Symphony Orchestra and the Mannheim State Orchestra. During the 2022 season, she served as Principal Viola at the Mainfranken Theatre in Würzburg. Repeated chamber music collaborations with the internationally acclaimed Mandelring Quartet have also played a significant role in shaping her artistic development.

In the 2024/25 academic year, she was awarded the prestigious Rotary Master Viola Scholarship.