BBC Music Magazine

Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Explore the brave, unique sound of this progressiv­e and productive symphonic orchestra with more than 100 years of history, based in Budapest, Hungary

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Since 2007 the artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra has been András Keller, the world-renowned Hungarian violinist, founder of Keller Quartet and professor of violin at

London’s Guildhall School of Music. Under his leadership, the orchestra, famed for its interpreta­tions of Bartók, Kurtág and Ligeti, has acquired an overwhelmi­ng, ever-expanding classical repertoire. Their acclaimed soloists are frequent guests of the orchestra and include Gidon Kremer, Krzysztof Penderecki, Boris Berezovsky, Heinz Holliger, Mihail Pletnev, Neeme Järvi, Isabelle Faust, Steven Isserlis and Evgeni Koroliov. The honorary president of the orchestra is György Kurtág.

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