Slovakia offers a complete path on the cimbalom, from primary art school all the way to doctoral study. These are the 33 schools we can confirm actually run the department.
No school matches this selection.
Banská Bystrica
Teacher: prof. Viktória Herencsár, ArtD. · Mgr. art. Martin Budinský, ArtD.
The only university-level cimbalom programme in Slovakia, running all the way to doctoral study. Cimbalom sits within the Department of String Instruments; the faculty also runs a summer cimbalom masterclass.
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Bratislava
Teacher: Mgr. art. Marcel Comendant
Slovakia's oldest conservatory teaches cimbalom as a full study programme, with consultations available for applicants before the entrance auditions.
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Košice
Teacher: Mgr. art. Juraj Helcmanovský · Mgr. Mykhaylo Zakhariya, ArtD.
The Košice conservatory has two cimbalom teachers in its string section. Juraj Helcmanovský also sits on the jury of the national Cimbalový Prešporok showcase.
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Žilina
Teacher: Bc. Miroslav Rajt
Cimbalom is one of the open specialisations within the music programme; admission is by audition.
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Rimavská Sobota private school
Teacher: Mgr. art. Dezider Axmann
The programme combines classical music, folk and Roma traditions and modern genres, with regular concerts, festivals and competitions.
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Topoľčany private school
Teacher: Mgr. art. Dezider Axmann · Ernest Šarközi, DiS. art.
Cimbalom sits in the string-instrument section, taught alongside playing in a folk ensemble. Both teachers also teach cimbalom at other schools in this list.
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Prešov private school
Cimbalom is listed among the study programmes the school admits to by audition.
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Bratislava
Teacher: Ernest Šarközi
Cimbalom here is taught by Ernest Šarközi, cimbalist and artistic director of the Gypsy Devils (Cigánski diabli).
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Bratislava
Teacher: Jarmila Mušitzová
Host of Cimbalový Prešporok, the national showcase of solo cimbalom playing for art-school pupils: three days of competition, concerts and teachers’ workshops.
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Bratislava
Teacher: Mgr. art. Martina Sanitrárová
Martina Sanitrárová has led the cimbalom class here since she founded it in 2018, and co-leads the school folk band Vrbenka. Its players regularly place at the national showcase.
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Košice
Teacher: Mgr. Ľudmila Tričáková
One of the largest music departments in eastern Slovakia; its cimbalom player took the top prize at the 2024 national showcase.
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Brezno
Teacher: Bianka Lipová
A pupil of the school competed in solo cimbalom playing at the 2025 national showcase.
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Skalica
Teacher: Magdalena Múčková
The westernmost school with cimbalom in our list; a pupil competed at the 2025 national showcase.
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Hriňová
Teacher: Lenka Václavíková
Cimbalom in the Podpoľanie region with its strong folk tradition; a pupil competed at the 2025 national showcase.
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Košice
Teacher: Juraj Helcmanovský
Cimbalom here is taught by a teacher from the Košice conservatoire, a natural route towards further study.
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Banská Bystrica
Teacher: Mgr. art. Ján Šufliarský
Cimbalom is part of the music department at the Štefánikovo nábrežie 6 site, within the strings, cimbalom and folk music section.
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Stará Ľubovňa
Teacher: Andrea Gladišová
A cimbalom department with a steady record at regional and national showcases.
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Prešov
Teacher: Mgr. Matej Lacko, DiS. art.
The only school in eastern Slovakia running its own cimbalom competition, Prešovská cimbalová struna, which now draws entrants from across the country.
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Trenčín
Teacher: Mgr. Andrej Staňo, DiS. art.
The school runs a dedicated cimbalom department with its own presentation of the instrument.
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Krupina
Teacher: Bianka Lipová
A pupil of the school competed in solo cimbalom playing at the 2025 national showcase.
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Lipany
Teacher: Patrícia Karabašová
A cimbalom class fielding several competitors across categories at the 2025 national showcase.
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Prešov
Teacher: Oleh Hrynkiv
Teaching starts from folk songs and moves through playing by ear and reading notation to accompaniment, preparing players for folk ensembles and professional careers alike.
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Moldava nad Bodvou
Teacher: Georgína Vargová
Cimbalom is a competition discipline in its own right at this school, which sends sizeable delegations to the regional showcase.
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Nemšová
Teacher: Andrej Staňo
The school lists cimbalom among the instruments of its music department, taught by the teacher who also runs the Trenčín cimbalom class.
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Nová Baňa
Teacher: Jakub Stračina
A pupil of the school competed in solo cimbalom playing at the 2025 national showcase.
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Očová
Teacher: Zuzana Dindešová
A school in a village with a strong folk tradition; a pupil competed at the 2025 national showcase.
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Levice
Teacher: Jaromír Chlebo
A pupil of the school competed in solo cimbalom playing at the 2025 national showcase.
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Spišská Nová Ves
Teacher: Štefan Vansač
A class with a strong competition record, producing a category winner at the 2026 regional showcase.
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Stožok
Teacher: Michal Budinský
Stožok hosts the „Cimbal v srdci“ showcase for cimbalom pupils; the school also competes at the national showcase.
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Tlmače
Teacher: Nina Ďatková
A pupil of the school competed in solo cimbalom playing at the 2025 national showcase.
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Trebišov
Teacher: Mykhaylo Zakhariya
Cimbalom here is taught by a teacher from the Košice conservatoire; a pupil competed at the 2025 national showcase.
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Valaliky
Teacher: Georgína Vargová
A cimbalom class led by a teacher who also teaches in Moldava nad Bodvou; a pupil competed at the 2025 national showcase.
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Svidník
Teacher: K. Keselica
Cimbalom is introduced to children in preparatory music classes and plays in the school folk band accompanying the DFS Komanička ensemble.
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The list is built from public sources: school websites and the results of cimbalom competitions. Departments open and close depending on whether a school can find a teacher, so the list is not exhaustive. If you teach the cimbalom or know of a school, add a listing or write to us.
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