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Violas

Adam Römer

Section Leader Viola
Headshot of violist Adam Romer

Adam was born and grew up in Hungary in a family of musicians, and began his musical studies at the age of five. After graduating from the Kodaly Secondary School with the prestigious Kodaly prize, he studied at the Liszt Academy of Budapest, the Glenn Gould School in Toronto and the University of Arts Of Berlin, with Lorand Fenyves, Steven Dann and Irmgard Huntgeburth.

Parallel to his studies Adam started working as principal viola at the famed Gewandhaus Orchestra, followed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra before joining the CBSO in 2009.

Adam regularly teaches at Birmingham Conservatoire, and his diverse interests in music have led him to travel around Europe with the Salomon historical string quartet and his Hungarian Folk Ensemble: Folktone band.

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Photograph of Adam Romer and Kirsty Lovie with their instruments on the Birmingham canal
© 2021 Credit : Hannah Fathers
Photograph of viola player Adam Romer and other string players recording whilst wearing headphones
© 2022 Credit : Hannah Fathers
Photograph of Adam Romer playing the viola at Hockley Social Club
© 2022 Credit : Andrew Fox

Live in concert

  • Symphonic Sessions: Max Richter's The Four Seasons

  • Centre Stage: Viola Extravaganza!

Supported by an anonymous donor

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    David BaMaung

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