Gyögy Deri was born in 1965 and began playing cello at the age of six. In 1983 he began studying at the famous Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He graduated with a diploma summa cum laude and, in 1991, began teaching at the Teachers’ Training Institute of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. In 2008 he became an associate professor and In 2012, he completed his doctoral studies.  

Over 40 years, Gyögy has given regular concerts, recorded CDs and performed on numerous  radio programs. He has received many awards including the Franz Liszt Prize in 2004 and the  Artisjus Award (five times) for contributions to Hungarian music. As a soloist he has played with  many orchestras including the Symphonic Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio conducted by  Zoltán Kocsis, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra conducted by János Rolla and the UMZE  Chamber Orchestra conducted by Péter Eötvös. He was also a member of chamber groups, for  example, The Keller Quartet, Trio Art Nouveau and The Pestalozzi Trio.  

Gyögy has been a member of contemporary ensembles such as UMZE, Intermoduláció and  Componensemble. He has premiered and personally commissioned many new works. In 2009  he was appointed deputy head of the String department and head of Cello, Double Bass and  Viola Departments at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Many of his students have won  prestigious prizes and achieved success as soloists. 

In 2020 he was appointed senior lecturer at the prestigious Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith  University. In 2021 he established a piano-cello duo with colleague, Roger Cui.