Hungarian Chamber Orchestra (Chamber Orchestra)

Foiunded: 1057 - Budapest, Hungary
Reformed: October 2011

The Hungaria violinist, Vilmos Tátrai, founded the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra (Hungaran: Magyar Kamarazenekar) in 1957 and was its leader for for nearly three decades, although the orcherstra had no conductor.

The Hungarian Chamber Orchestra was reformed in October 2011 to revive and continue the tradition of the old Hungarian Chamber Orchestra. Leader of the rejuvenated Hungarian Chamber Orchestra is Béla Bánfalvi, one-time member of the Bartók String Quartet and former concertmaster of the State Concert Orchestra and Budapest Strings.

Source: Bits & pieces from various sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (August 2016)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

János Sándor

Orchestra

BWV 189 [w/ tenor László Csabay

Recordings of Bach’s Instrumental Works

Conductor

As

Works

Vilmos Tátrai

Orchestra

Concertos for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1060, BWV 1061 [w/ harpsichordist János Sebestyén]

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