- Janos Fejervari, Tamás Rónaszéki, János Bálint, Lehel Rónai, András Horn, Gyorgi Papp, Karoly Ambrus, Béla Bánfalvi, Nandor Götz, Budapest Strings, Jeno Kevehazi, Aladar Tuske, Lajos Lencsés, Karoly Botvay, Emil Ludmány, Emilia Csanky, Zsófia Járdányi
- Gyorgi Papp, Budapest Strings, Andrea Fenyvesi, Lajos Lencsés, Béla Bánfalvi, Imre Kovacs, Karoly Botvay, Zsuzsanna Németh, János Bálint
- Budapest Strings, Béla Bánfalvi, Gyorgi Papp, Lajos Lencsés, Beata Sutyinszki, János Bálint, Karoly Botvay, István Székely
- Paul Pesthy, Ansgar Schneider, Emily Körner, Lajos Lencsés, Budapest Strings, Andreas Weller, Béla Bánfalvi
Budapest Strings
Biography
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.