Szalai Hungarian Gypsy Band

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Band/Ensemble:	Instrumental Band
Genre:	Genres: World
Other genres:	Classical, Folk, Soundtrack/Film Music, Traditional

City:	Budapest
Country:	HUNGARY
Website:	www.hungariangypsyband.com

Added: Jun 29, 2011 Last update: Jul 2, 2011 Last logged: Dec 1, 2012

Antal Szalai is considered the best gypsy violin soloist in the world and the recipient of the coveted Ferenc Liszt Award in 2005. He and his gypsy band have performed extensively worldwide at all major concert halls and arts festivals. Szalai comes from a family of gypsy musicians. He studied the violin at the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music in Hungary and then in 1967, joined the Honved Ensemble, a musical organisation which comprises a symphony orchestra, a folk dance troupe, a choir and a gypsy orchestra. This ensemble was supported by the... (more info...)

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