CHAMBER MUSIC GROUPS KODALY QUARTET.

 Kodály Quartet celebrated its 57th anniversary in 2023. Founded by students of the Ferenc Liszt Academy, Budapest, the quartet took on the name of the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály in 1972.

They have been ambassadors of Hungarian string quartet culture both domestically and internationally. In the last few decades they have toured with great success in almost every European country, as well as in the United States, Japan, China, India, Australia and New Zealand.

The Kodály Quartet was awarded the Kossuth-Prize by the Hungarian Goverment in 2022. „The Kodály’s rich tone was assured…the playingwas so elegant…a brilliant lesson in the string quartet’s first quartercentury… intelligent ensemble” The Washington Post „Immensely satisfying” The Strad International critics have been full of praisefor the Kodály Quartet’s numerous (some 70) recordings, including the monumental undertaking of the complete cycles of Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert for Naxos.

The interpretation of Haydn’s Op. 64 was called by Classic CD Magazine „ Best chamber music release of 1993”, Vol. VI of the Beethoven series was BBC Music Magazine’s “Pick of the Month” and gave it five stars for both performance and sound, calling it an “extraordinary achievement.” „The Kodaly’s playing throughout the last of the Rasumovsky trilogy, op.59/3 in C, is spellbinding. There is an Olympian breadth and intensity here… Op.127 is a triumph for these players.” BBC Music Magazine on the Quartet’s rendering of Beethoven Octets of Bruch and Mendelssohn received “10 out of 10” for both artistic and recording quality from ClassicsToday.com. In addition to its standard classical repertoire the Kodály Quartet regularly includes in its programmes works by Hungarian composers – Kodály, Bartók, Dohnányi and others.

Attila Falvay

The violinist Attila Falvay was admitted to the Ferenc Liszt Academy at the age of sixteen and pursued his studies under the direction of Professor Snitkovsky. In 1979 he was awarded the Second Prize at the Szigeti International Violin Competition. The following year he won the First Prize in the Hubay Competition. He completed a postgraduate course under Josef Sivo at the Academy of Music in Vienna, and in 1980 joined the Kodály Quartet. He plays on the Antonio Stradivari 1731 “Hamma” violin from the collection of the Hungarian State.

Ferenc Bangó

Ferenc Bangó was born in 1977. From 1987 student of the Ferenc Liszt Academy in Budapest, in Andras Kiss’s class. Later private student of Stefan Ruha and Josef Sívó (Vienna). Master classes with Ruggiero Ricci and György Pauk. Prizewinner of national and international competitions. Leader and soloist of the Chamber Orchestra of the National Philharmonic and the Solti Chamber Orchestra several times. Joined the Kodaly Quartet in 2015.

Zoltán Tuska

Zoltán Tuska graduated at the Franz Liszt Academy , Budapest , prof. Dénes Kovács’s class. Post graduate studies in Canada with Lóránd Fenyves, later private student of Josef Kopelman. 1993 – played in several chamber orchestras incl. Weiner-Szász, Salzburger Kammerphilharmonie, Capella Andrea Barca 1998-2010 member of Mikrokosmos String Quartet 2012 – teacher of the Bela Bartók Conservatory, Budapest

György Éder

György Éder studied in Ede Banda’s class at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. After he had completed his degree, further studies led him to the United States and Canada (Yale University, 1978; the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, 1983; University of Wisconsin, 1984-85). He was principal cellist of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and later of the Budapest Festival Orchestra for several years. As a founder member of the Éder String Quartet he has won international competitions (Evian, 1976; Munich, 1977), and toured in almost every European country, the United States, Australia and New Zealand several times. He made recordings for Hungaroton, Teldec and Naxos labels.