Born in 1989 in Cluj-Napoca, Sámuel Csaba Tóth completed his secondary school studies at the Béla Bartók Music Academy in Budapest, majoring in classical piano. Following his graduation, he was admitted to the classical piano faculty of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. In 2013, he obtained his degree as a pianist, piano teacher, and répétiteur. As a young graduate, he joined the répétiteurs of the Hungarian State Opera, where he had the opportunity to try his hand at conducting. Afterwards, he resumed his studies at the Academy of Music, this time majoring in conducting. He graduated in 2019 and continued his master’s studies under Ádám Medveczky and András Ligeti. In 2019, he made his successful debut as a conductor at the Hungarian State Opera where he has regularly had the opportunity to conduct opera and ballet performances. Currently he is also the director of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra.
