Budapest Strings
The Budapest Strings began its existence when a group of advanced students at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest formed a string septet. This then grew into a 16-member string orchestra that specialized in Hungarian repertoire. The Budapest Strings was awarded first prize at the International Chamber Orchestra Competition in Belgrade in 1982. Under sponsorship from the New York Soros Foundation, the group began touring extensively and building its international reputation. It performs in its own concert series at the Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, and in its own summer festival in Fertod at Haydn's former home, the Castle Eszterházy. The ensemble has performed with many soloists, such as Peter Frankl, Stefan Vladar, Irena Grafenauer, Frederic Chiu, and Mate Bereva. Since 2009 the Orchestra has performed the Royal Concert Series in the Corinthia Hotel in Budapest.
The Budapest Strings has recorded for Hungaroton, Laserlight, Nuova Era, Delta Music, Naxos, and Capriccio. The ensemble is led by concertmaster Béla Bánfalvi.
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Handel Festival, Vols. 1-3
Klassik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1991
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Flute and Orchestral Arrangements - Borne, F. / Doppler, F. / Briccialdi, G.
Janos Balint, Budapest Strings, Imre Kovacs
Klassik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1999
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Kreisler, F.: Violin Music
Bela Banfalvi, Budapest Strings, Károly Botvay
Klassik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1996
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Classic Feeling: Meisterwerke Vivaldi
Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Laserlight am 26.05.2010
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Sandor: Overture and Scenes / Szegedi Concerto / Summer Music / Excursion to Naphegy
Budapest Strings, Béla Drahos, Weiner Chamber Orchestra, Richard Weninger
Klassik - Erschienen bei Hungaroton am 25.01.2010
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Hidas / Balassa / Soproni: Oboe Concertos
Lajos Lencsés, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Wolfgang Wipfler, Alan Gilbert, Budapest Strings, Béla Drahos
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Hungaroton am 26.06.2007
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Handel, G.F.: Organ Concertos Nos. 1-6
Erzsebet Achim, Budapest Strings, Károly Botvay
Klassik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1994
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Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Souvenir De Florence / Valse-Scherzo / Serenade Melancolique / Pezzo Capriccioso / Romance
Bela Banfalvi, Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings
Klassik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.1993
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BACH, J.S. / VIVALDI: Violin Concertos
Takako Nishizaki, Alexander Jablokov, Bela Banfalvi, Capella Istropolitana, Budapest Strings, Oliver von Dohnanyi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 10.07.1995
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Flute and String Orchestra Arrangements - Brahms, J. / Porumbescu, C. / Enescu, G. / Doppler, F. / Bartok , B.
Istvan-Zsolt Nagy, Budapest Strings
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei CapriccioNR am 01.01.2007
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Klassik für Jedermann: Der Vier Jahreszeiten
Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi, Jenő Jandó
Klassik - Erschienen bei Delta am 28.10.2013
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