Onstage & in the office

Onstage or in the office: people who work in the music industry usually decide on one or the other, however Boglárka Pecze is an exception to the rule. Born in Hungary, Pecze is an internationally sought after clarinettist who has been working at the forefront of the contemporary art music scene for many years.

“I’m a free spirit,” admits Pecze, having also found her calling as a cultural manager. She is not attracted to accumulating the greatest possible concentration of concerts but to having a variety of tasks and perspectives.

On her instrument, Boglárka Pecze has proven herself in becoming one of the most exciting young virtuosi. She has performed at prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe, Asia and the USA, including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the Salzburg Festival and the Shanghai International Music Festival.

»From the very beginning I was interested in how the classical music industry works,” says Pecze, “and I love the challenge of persuasion«

Current Events

2025

21. February – Köln – Wallraf-Richartz Museum; Panel discussion; How free are ensembles?

05. May – Basel (CH) – Hochschule für Musik; Jury

10. May – Köln – Kölner Philharmonie; Partner: WDR Sinfonieorchester

07- 09. June – Basel (CH) – Hochschule für Musik; Jury

22. October – Karlsruhe – ZeitGenuss Festival

Ensemble Recherche 2025

15. February – Helsinki – Festival Musica Nova

13. March – Freiburg – subscription concert Ensemblehaus

09. April – Genf – Festival Archipel

24. April – Freiburg – Musikhochschule; Side by side

17. May – Köln – Acht Brücken Festival

18. May – Freiburg – subscription concert Paulussaal

24. May – Baden-Baden – Festspielhaus

07. June – Baden-Baden – Festspielhaus

11. June – Trossingen – Musikhochschule

11-13. Juliy – Freiburg – Ensemblehaus; anniversary weekend

24. July – Baden-Baden – Festspielhaus

25-31. July – Lissabon – Workshop

01-06. September – Freiburg – Ensembleakademy

16.-17. September – Warschau – Workshop

05. Oktober – Wilhelmshaven

14. November – Freiburg – Musikhochschule; side by side

21. November – Luxemburg – Philharmonie; festival rainy days

11. Dezember – Freiburg – subscription concert at Jazzhaus

Video

Stockhausen

Mission und Himmelfahrt

Isabel Mundry

“Sounds, Archeologies“ (2018)

Trio Catch and Alba G. Corral,

live at Multiphonics Festival 2021

Press

  • Neue Zeitschrift für Musik

    “…the intensification of intimate cycles into a fierce release inherent in Psychogramm II was celebrated with brilliant intensity by soloist Boglárka Pecze.”

    Egbert Hiller

  • NZZ

    “…Márton Illés’ clarinet solo Psychogramm II: rettegős (2015) was driven impressively to its existential limits by Boglárka Pecze.”

    Michelle Ziegler

  • Der Tagesspiegel

    „The audience was enthused.“

Audio

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L. Spohr

Sehnsucht / Six german songs

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G. Aperghis

Triple (Ausschnitt)

Latest News

  • Concert with the WDR Symphony Orchestra

    On May 10th, Boglárka Pecze will perform with the WDR Symphony Orchestra in the Cologne Philharmonie. She will perform Kaija Saariaho’s clarinet concerto.

    14 April 2025

  • laudatory speech for the composer Sara Glojnaric

    Boglárka holds the laudatory speech for the composer Sara Glojnaric, who is awarded the 69th Stuttgart Composition Prize.

    10 February 2025

  • Kit Armstrong and Friends

    Kit Armstrong and Friends: The tour continues, the all-Mozart program can be heard in Geneva, Brussels and Hamburg, among other places.

    17 January 2025