Peter Máté

Peter Máté was born in Rožňava in Czechoslovakia, into a family of Hungarian descent. He began the piano young and took a master's degree in performance and teaching at the academy of music in Prague. He won prizes at home while studying and later in international competitions, at Vercelli and at Enna in Italy in 1986 and 1989. He has lived in Iceland since 1990. He has given solo recitals, played as a soloist with symphony orchestras and appeared in chamber concerts with Tríó Reykjavíkur and Kammertríó Kópavogs across Europe and the United States. He has taught masterclasses at universities abroad and sat on the juries of piano competitions. Several recordings of his playing have been issued. He has taught at Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík since 1993, holds a professorship at Listaháskóli Íslands and has taught at Menntaskóli í tónlist since the school was founded.