Since its creation in 1985, the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra of 100 Violins has strived to capture the soul of an entire people with the most astonishing virtuosity. A unique concert on April 25 at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Salle des Princes.
Under the direction of Sandor Buffó RIGÓ & Jószef Csócsi LENDVAÏ, this ensemble presents a brilliant program; it blends the tradition of the Hungarian gypsy violin with works by Khatchaturian, De Sarasate, Brahms, Strauss, Bizet, all masterfully performed, without sheet music, by 100 gypsy musicians, including a majority of violins but also cellos, double basses, cimbaloms, and clarinets.
This Orchestra has continued to play and achieve great success in some of the most famous theaters and classical festivals across Europe.
It is preparing to dazzle the Monegasque audience with its uniquely spirited art of twists and variations that in no way betray the composition but rather enrich it. All these musicians convey to the audience the energy of a people who have chosen music as a universal language. Instinctive like a popular gypsy evening, rigorous as a Viennese concert, in black tuxedos or traditional costumes, the Orchestra is as much to see as to listen to…
