Violinist and violist Katalin Kokas is one of the most outstanding figures on the music scene in Hungary. As well as solo concerts, an important place is given in her life to chamber music and teaching. Since 2004 she has been an associate professor at the Liszt Academy of Music. She has, since 2002, regularly given masterclasses all over the world. 

After winning competitions in Hungary, in 1994 she came first in the International Violin Competition in Ušti nad Orlice in Czechia, in 1996 she won the Concerto Competition prize in the Toronto Conservatory, in 1977 she came first in the Bartók Violin Competition in Semmering and in 1998 in the Martinů Violin Competition. In 1999 she won first place in the International Flesch Károly Violin Competition, and in 2002 she gained first prize in the International Szigeti József Violin Competition.

She has worked with artists such as Zoltán Kocsis, Miklós Perényi, and Michael Stern, and has played with orchestras such as the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, and has also played with ensembles in Bratislava, Košice, Târgu Mureș, Poznań, and with many symphony orchestras in North and South America, South Africa, and Hungary.

She is a founder of the Kelemen Quartet, which whom she performs in many countries in Europe, America, and Australia. In 2011 they won first prize in the 4th Beijing International Quartet Competition, and second prize in the 6th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, as well as the public prize, and the ‘Musica Viva’ special prize. In 2015 they performed in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and in Carnegie Hall in New York.

She has released eight CDs on the Hungaroton and BMC labels.

She has been the beneficiary of the Fischer Annie Scholarship three times, and her artistry has been recognized with the Halász Ferenc Prize, the ‘For the Town of Kaposvár’ Award; she has received the Liszt Ferenc Prize from the state of Hungary, and in 2009 she was awarded the Junior Prima Prize.