Ute Kelemen studied with Thomas Brandis in Berlin from 1985 to 1990 and with Eszter Perényi in Budapest from 1990 to 1993.
She gained orchestral experience in the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, as concertmaster of the Rias Youth Orchestra and in the Academy of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
She has been a member of the Dresden Philharmonic since 1993.