ONE HUNDRED HUNGARIAN GYPSY ENSEMBLE CONCERT
From the Budapest Opera
THE SOLOISTS
OSZKAR OKROS
The cimbalom-soloist of the ensemble, recipient of the Silver Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
ATTILA OKROS
The child soloist of the Hundred Gypsy Ensemble.
LASZLO BERKI
The concertmaster. A virtuoso violinist decorated with the Silver Medal of the Hungarian Republic.
JOZSEF RADULY
The president and the producer. The deputy president of the Roma Self Government in Hungary. Recipient of the Middle
Cross Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
JOZSEF LENDVAI CSOCSI
The chief soloist. Decorated with the Bronze Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
SANDOR BUFFO RIGO
The artistic leader. Decorated with the Bronze Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
This unique ensemble has been celebrated in Europe’s great concert halls. It consists of 100 master soloists under the
expert leadership of Jozsef Raduly. Their repertoire comprises masterworks of classical music, as well as other bravura
pieces performed on string and percussion instruments.
Three generations of musicians play together in the group, from a 6 year old prodigy to an octogenarian. For the
Christmas Violin Gala the Hundred Gypsy Ensemble will perform a distinguished program redolent of both Roma traditions
and classical intonations.
PROGRAM
-Unknown composer: Flash Csardas
The Hundred Gypsy Ensemble
-Greeting by Istvan Szabo, the host for the evening
-Liszt – Farkas: 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody
Concertmaster: Jozsef Lendvai Csocsi
-Poldini: Wedding at Carnival
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Paganini: E Flat Major Caprice
Antal Szalai, violin
-Unknown composer: Variations on Traditional Melodies
Attila Okros, the six-year-old Roma prodigy
-Unknown composer: Transylvanian Melodies
Oszkar Okros, cimbalom
-Brahms – Berki: 1st Hungarian Dance
Concertmaster: Sandor Buffo Rigo
-Javori: Jewish Dances
Budapest Klezmer Band,
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Bartok: 2nd String Quartet, op. 17. No. 2 2nd movement
(Allegro molto capriccioso) Bartok String Quartet
-Brahms – Berki: 5th Hungarian Dance
Concertmaster: Laszlo Berki
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Sarasate: Roma Melodies
Joszef Lendvay, Violin; Adam Fischer conductor
-Dinicu – Berki: The Lark
Adam Fishcer, conductor
-Berlioz – Weiner: Rakoczi March
Adam Fischer, conductor
From the Budapest Opera
THE SOLOISTS
OSZKAR OKROS
The cimbalom-soloist of the ensemble, recipient of the Silver Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
ATTILA OKROS
The child soloist of the Hundred Gypsy Ensemble.
LASZLO BERKI
The concertmaster. A virtuoso violinist decorated with the Silver Medal of the Hungarian Republic.
JOZSEF RADULY
The president and the producer. The deputy president of the Roma Self Government in Hungary. Recipient of the Middle
Cross Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
JOZSEF LENDVAI CSOCSI
The chief soloist. Decorated with the Bronze Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
SANDOR BUFFO RIGO
The artistic leader. Decorated with the Bronze Medal of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
This unique ensemble has been celebrated in Europe’s great concert halls. It consists of 100 master soloists under the
expert leadership of Jozsef Raduly. Their repertoire comprises masterworks of classical music, as well as other bravura
pieces performed on string and percussion instruments.
Three generations of musicians play together in the group, from a 6 year old prodigy to an octogenarian. For the
Christmas Violin Gala the Hundred Gypsy Ensemble will perform a distinguished program redolent of both Roma traditions
and classical intonations.
PROGRAM
-Unknown composer: Flash Csardas
The Hundred Gypsy Ensemble
-Greeting by Istvan Szabo, the host for the evening
-Liszt – Farkas: 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody
Concertmaster: Jozsef Lendvai Csocsi
-Poldini: Wedding at Carnival
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Paganini: E Flat Major Caprice
Antal Szalai, violin
-Unknown composer: Variations on Traditional Melodies
Attila Okros, the six-year-old Roma prodigy
-Unknown composer: Transylvanian Melodies
Oszkar Okros, cimbalom
-Brahms – Berki: 1st Hungarian Dance
Concertmaster: Sandor Buffo Rigo
-Javori: Jewish Dances
Budapest Klezmer Band,
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Bartok: 2nd String Quartet, op. 17. No. 2 2nd movement
(Allegro molto capriccioso) Bartok String Quartet
-Brahms – Berki: 5th Hungarian Dance
Concertmaster: Laszlo Berki
The Ballet Ensemble of the Hungarian State Opera House
-Sarasate: Roma Melodies
Joszef Lendvay, Violin; Adam Fischer conductor
-Dinicu – Berki: The Lark
Adam Fishcer, conductor
-Berlioz – Weiner: Rakoczi March
Adam Fischer, conductor
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