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