Praised for his “beautiful tone” and “subtlety” (MusicWeb International), Hungarian-born László Rózsa enjoys a versatile career spanning performance, artistic research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

László studied recorder with Peter Holtslag at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed across the UK, Europe, North America, and China. László is the principal recorder player of Scotland’s Dunedin Consort, and he has shared the stage with multiple other leading period orchestras, including Spiritato, La Nuova Musica, and Oxford Baroque. He has appeared numerous times on BBC Radios 3 and 4, and his playing can be heard on albums published by Linn Records, Resonus Classics, Veterum Musica, TNW Music, NMC Recordings, and Huth-Records.

Alongside his work in historical performance practice, László maintains a strong commitment to new music and artistic collaboration. He has premiered several new works for recorder and enjoys working closely with composers: recent projects include working with Stef Conner, Timothy Cooper, Elizabeth Kelly, István Láng, and Nicholas Olsen. László is a founding member of Haptic (formerly Ensemble 1604), which explores and creates new music inspired by early modern repertoire, and of Scots Baroque, which experiments with a fusion of techniques and genres including improvisation and folk styles.

Besides his performing career, László nurtures a growing profile as a researcher. He holds a PhD degree in historical musicology from the University of Glasgow where his thesis was supervised by John Butt and David McGuinness, and was generously supported by a full scholarship from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. His research explores musical performance as a creative and interdisciplinary practice, opening new possibilities across historical, social, and emerging technological contexts.

In the autumn of 2023 László was appointed to the joint position of Director of Performance & Assistant Professor of Performance at the University of Nottingham. He is a committed educator and a recent recipient of the prestigious Lord Dearing Award for outstanding contribution to the development of teaching and student learning. He has also taught lessons, led workshops, and delivered lectures in various other institutions, including the University of Glasgow, McGill University, the University of York, the Royal Academy of Music, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.