Dalibor Karvay

Dalibor Karvay studied first at the conservatory in Žilina and then with Boris Kuschnir at what was then the Vienna Conservatory. He won the Eurovision competition in 2002, the Tibor Varga Competition in 2003 and the David Oistrakh Violin Competition in 2008.

From 2020 to 2025 he was First Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony. As a soloist he has appeared with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg and the Czech Philharmonic. His chamber music partners include Radek Baborák, Julian Rachlin and Magda Amara.

Karvay took up his professorship in violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna on 1 November 2023. He also taught at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna from 2014 to 2025.