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Béla Bánfalvi

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Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of ShebaBudapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to Ellens Gesang III, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria" by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ellens Gesang III, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"Béla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar

Listen to Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 ("Autumn" from "The Four Seasons"): I. Allegro. Ballo e canto villanelli by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 ("Autumn" from "The Four Seasons"): I. Allegro. Ballo e canto villanelliBéla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings

Listen to Serse, HWV 40, Act I: Largo. "Ombra mai fu" (arr. for String Orchestra) [Arr. for String Orchestra] by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings, see lyrics, music video & more!

Serse, HWV 40, Act I: Largo. "Ombra mai fu" (arr. for String Orchestra) [Arr. for String Orchestra]Béla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings

Listen to Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar, see lyrics, music video & more!

Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, StändchenBéla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar

Listen to Menuett No. 2 in G Major, WoO 10 by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar, see lyrics, music video & more!

Menuett No. 2 in G Major, WoO 10Béla Bánfalvi & Budapesti Vonósok Kamarazenekar

Listen to Caro mio ben (Arr. for Orchestra) by Béla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings, see lyrics, music video & more!

Caro mio ben (Arr. for Orchestra)Béla Bánfalvi & Budapest Strings

Listen to Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor: Adagio by Budapest Strings, Béla Bánfalvi & Emilia Csanky, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor: AdagioBudapest Strings, Béla Bánfalvi & Emilia Csanky

Listen to Adagio by Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi, see lyrics, music video & more!

AdagioBudapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences, Op. 41: VI. Poème by Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences, Op. 41: VI. PoèmeBudapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

More albums from Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to Kreisler: Violin Music by Karoly Botvay, Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

ALBUMKreisler: Violin MusicKaroly Botvay, Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to I. J. Pleyel: Duos for 2 Violins op. 23 by Vilmos Szabadi & Béla Bánfalvi

ALBUMI. J. Pleyel: Duos for 2 Violins op. 23Vilmos Szabadi & Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to Bach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 2 by Imre Kovacs, Gyorgi Papp, Janos Balint, Béla Bánfalvi, Budapest Strings, Karoly Botvay, Andrea Fenyvesi, Zsuzsanna Németh & Lajos Lencsés

ALBUMBach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 2Imre Kovacs, Gyorgi Papp, Janos Balint, Béla Bánfalvi, Budapest Strings, Karoly Botvay, Andrea Fenyvesi, Zsuzsanna Németh & Lajos Lencsés

Listen to Bach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 3 by Karoly Botvay, Jeno Kevehazi, Nandor Götz, Budapest Strings, Aladar Tuske, András Horn, Lehel Rónai, Tamás Rónaszéki, Béla Bánfalvi, Emilia Csanky, Lajos Lencsés, Janos Fejervari, Karoly Ambrus, Emil Ludmány, Gyorgi Papp, Janos Balint & Zsófia Járdányi

ALBUMBach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 3Karoly Botvay, Jeno Kevehazi, Nandor Götz, Budapest Strings, Aladar Tuske, András Horn, Lehel Rónai, Tamás Rónaszéki, Béla Bánfalvi, Emilia Csanky, Lajos Lencsés, Janos Fejervari, Karoly Ambrus, Emil Ludmány, Gyorgi Papp, Janos Balint & Zsófia Járdányi

Listen to Bach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 4 by Karoly Botvay, Béla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Istvan Szekely, Budapest Strings, Beata Sutyinszki, Janos Balint & Gyorgi Papp

ALBUMBach, J.C.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 4Karoly Botvay, Béla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Istvan Szekely, Budapest Strings, Beata Sutyinszki, Janos Balint & Gyorgi Papp

Listen to Rendezvous of Angels - Handel: Organ Concertos by Elizabeth Achim, Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

ALBUMRendezvous of Angels - Handel: Organ ConcertosElizabeth Achim, Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi

Listen to Vaughan Williams, R.: 10 Blake Songs - Oboe Concerto In a Minor - Household Music - Fantasia On a Theme By Thomas Tallis by Béla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Budapest Strings, Andreas Weller, Emily Körner, Paul Pesthy & Ansgar Schneider

ALBUMVaughan Williams, R.: 10 Blake Songs - Oboe Concerto In a Minor - Household Music - Fantasia On a Theme By Thomas TallisBéla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Budapest Strings, Andreas Weller, Emily Körner, Paul Pesthy & Ansgar Schneider

Listen to Dittersdorf, C.D. Von: Harp Concerto in A Major - La Prise De La Bastille - Die 4 Weltalter by Concerto Köln, Werner Ehrhardt, Béla Bánfalvi, Andrea Vigh, Budapest Strings, Hans-Martin Linde & Cappella Coloniensis

ALBUMDittersdorf, C.D. Von: Harp Concerto in A Major - La Prise De La Bastille - Die 4 WeltalterConcerto Köln, Werner Ehrhardt, Béla Bánfalvi, Andrea Vigh, Budapest Strings, Hans-Martin Linde & Cappella Coloniensis

Listen to Barber: Capricorn Concerto - Foote: Air and Gavotte, Suite In E Major by Janos Balint, Béla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Budapest Strings, Reinhold Friedrich, Zoltan Gyongyossy & Gyula Csetenyi

ALBUMBarber: Capricorn Concerto - Foote: Air and Gavotte, Suite In E MajorJanos Balint, Béla Bánfalvi, Lajos Lencsés, Budapest Strings, Reinhold Friedrich, Zoltan Gyongyossy & Gyula Csetenyi

Listen to Rodrigo, J.: Concierto De Aranjuez (Tokos, Budapest Strings, Banfalvi) - Guitar Music (Spanish) - Sor, F. - Granados, E. - Albeniz, I. - Falla, M. De by Béla Bánfalvi, Zoltan Tokos, Budapest Strings, Jurgen Rost & Monika Rost

ALBUMRodrigo, J.: Concierto De Aranjuez (Tokos, Budapest Strings, Banfalvi) - Guitar Music (Spanish) - Sor, F. - Granados, E. - Albeniz, I. - Falla, M. DeBéla Bánfalvi, Zoltan Tokos, Budapest Strings, Jurgen Rost & Monika Rost

Listen to Albinoni: Concerti a 5, Opp. 5, Nos. 1-12 by Béla Bánfalvi, Karoly Botvay & Budapest Strings

ALBUMAlbinoni: Concerti a 5, Opp. 5, Nos. 1-12Béla Bánfalvi, Karoly Botvay & Budapest Strings

Listen to Kreisler: Violin Music by Béla Bánfalvi, Karoly Botvay & Budapest Strings

ALBUMKreisler: Violin MusicBéla Bánfalvi, Karoly Botvay & Budapest Strings

Listen to Boellmann: Piano Quartet, Piano Trio by Béla Bánfalvi, Ilona Prunyi, Janos Fehervari & Karoly Botvay

ALBUMBoellmann: Piano Quartet, Piano TrioBéla Bánfalvi, Ilona Prunyi, Janos Fehervari & Karoly Botvay

Listen to Harp Recital: Vigh, Andrea - Handel, G.F. - Dittersdorf, C.D. Von - Debussy, C. - Ravel, M. by Karoly Botvay, Andrea Vigh, Budapest Strings, Gyorgy Konrad, Eszter Horgas, József Balog, Béla Bánfalvi, László Jakobi & Zsuzsanna Nemeth-Fejervari

ALBUMHarp Recital: Vigh, Andrea - Handel, G.F. - Dittersdorf, C.D. Von - Debussy, C. - Ravel, M.Karoly Botvay, Andrea Vigh, Budapest Strings, Gyorgy Konrad, Eszter Horgas, József Balog, Béla Bánfalvi, László Jakobi & Zsuzsanna Nemeth-Fejervari

Listen to Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Souvenir De Florence - Valse-Scherzo - Serenade Melancolique - Pezzo Capriccioso - Romance by Béla Bánfalvi, Budapest Strings & Karoly Botvay

ALBUMTchaikovsky, P.I.: Souvenir De Florence - Valse-Scherzo - Serenade Melancolique - Pezzo Capriccioso - RomanceBéla Bánfalvi, Budapest Strings & Karoly Botvay

Listen to A Baroque Concert by Béla Bánfalvi, Zsófia Járdányi, Janos Fejervari, Karoly Botvay & The Budapest Strings

ALBUMA Baroque ConcertBéla Bánfalvi, Zsófia Járdányi, Janos Fejervari, Karoly Botvay & The Budapest Strings

About Béla Bánfalvi

Hometown

Budapest, Hungary

Born

1954

Genre

Classical

Hungarian violinist Bela Banfalvi is the concertmaster for the Budapest Strings, often leading the ensemble from the violin when they perform without a conductor. He first studied at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest prior to joining the Budapest Strings. With this ensemble, Banfalvi tours widely, performing both standard repertoire as well as works by contemporary Hungarian composers. He has recorded concerti by Vivaldi and Albinoni, mostly for the Laserlight, Cappricio, and Naxos labels.

Béla Bánfalvi has also released music as a member of Bartók Quartet.