Botár, Bence
Botár, Bence
Member of our orchestra by fits and starts since 2010.
His favourite composer: John Lennon.
„The contrabass chairs are quite comfortable.
I wish us a 50th anniversary!”
Double bass
Bóni, Andor
Bóni, Andor
Double bass
Bartányi, Réka
Bartányi, Réka
Member of the orchestra since 1th April 2013. Besides playing in the orchestra, she teaches at Farkas Ferenc Music School.
Her favourite composers: Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Béla Bartók
Currently music has been pushed into the background since she takes care of her daughter non-stop.
Her husband, Zsolt Nagy is the principal of the percussion section, their daughter, the always smiling Melinda is almost 7 months old, and another important member of the family is the poodle, Rafi.
„I love working at the BDO because the repertoire is very varied, you cannot get bored, you are always surprised. I want to be retired by the BDO so on our 25th anniversary I wish to be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary with the orchestra.”
Double bass
Baranyi, Roland
Baranyi, Roland
Member of the orchestra since 2014.
He is married, father of two children.
His favourite composers: Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler.
His favourite composition: Tristan and Iseult by Wagner.
„Lovely colleagues, mixed programme.”
„Where words leave off, music begins.” (Heinrich Heine)
Double bass
Budai, Krisztián
Budai, Krisztián
He has been a regular member of the orchestra around for 4 years. Besides playing at the orchestra, he also serves in a Christian congregation that lays stress on supporting Roma people.
His favourite composer: Richard Strauss.
His favourite compositions: Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony, Brahms’s Symphony No.4.
“I love working at the BDO because the atmosphere is great and I feel quite well both personally and professionally in this community. I wish our orchestra to keep going in this way and enjoy playing music here.”
Double bass
Török, Beáta
Török, Beáta
Member of the orchestra since 1989. Besides the orchestra, since her graduation she has been teaching at Dohnányi Ernő Music School. She considers it really important to educate children to be music lovers.
„ I love playing here because you can find the willingness in everybody to give beautiful and valuable concerts that uplift both the audience and the musicians. I hope that the demand for high-quality concerts remains strong and I wish our audience to get beautiful experiences from us in the future, too.”
Cello
Szontagh, Márton
Szontagh, Márton
Member of the orchestra since 1999 but he has been playing regularly with us since 1996. Besides the orchestra, he teaches at Weiner Leó Secondary School of Music and he is also engaged in pop music.
He cannot name his favourite composer but if he had to he would pick Shostakovich.
To choose his favourite composition is even harder for him. He likes The Bluebeard’s Castle, many compositions of Shostakovich, Serenade (for tenor, horn and strings) by Britten, and Symphony No. 3 by Mahler.
He is fond of birds and he is keen on buying and wearing nice shoes and taking pictures.
„This is my second home. I have been playing here for more than two decades. I like playing here because of the community and the diversity of works, although that can sometimes be overwhelming. Well this part is not really my favourite. I wish us a little rest (especially for the orchestra) and some wonderful musical experiences. I guess it wouldn’t be that bad for the world, either.”
Cello
Szabó, Anna
Szabó, Anna
Member of our orchestra since 2015.
Her favourite composer: Richard Strauss
Favourite composition: Don Juan by Strauss
„I think maybe the main thing is that this orchestra is not only a workplace where you just go and sit down and at the end of the rehearsal you rush out saying a quick „bye” to the colleagues. Here we maintain a good relationship with each other, what is more a lot of friendships have been made even outside the rehearsal hall. It is so much easier to create something together in an environment like this.
I hope for at least another 25 successful years for the orchestra and I wish us to hold on to our enthusiastic, grateful audience that finishes every concert with a frenetic applause and stops us at the stage door saying „It was fantastic”.
The most beautiful thing for an orchestra is to have an audience that appreciates our work.”
Cello
Mohai-Słodkowska, Kamila
Mohai-Słodkowska, Kamila
Member of the orchestra since September 2015. Besides the orchestra, she plays chamber music and teaches. Since 2016 she has been a member of Zongora Trio (“Piano Trio”). She teaches music to Polish children in their native language. It’s a great pleasure for her to teach in her mother tongue. She is also the cello principal of the Alba Regia Orchestra, Székesfehérvár.
Her parents are Polish but she has been living in Hungary since 2015, drawn here by and now married to a Hungarian man .
„I really love this orchestra because we play all kinds of music, not only classical music, but movie soundtracks and pop music as well. It is impossible to be bored here. I wish the orchestra many more anniversaries and to keep playing together with joy.”
Cello
Simkó-Várnagy, Mihály
Simkó-Várnagy, Mihály
Member of the orchestra since 2006. He considers himself a non-stop musician. He is interested in many music genres, he teaches and makes arrangements.
He is fond of Slavic Romanticism, but he believes that every style has its own genius so he cannot pick a favourite composer or a favourite composition. Every era and genre has its own masterpieces, and he has a lot of favourites in the history of music.
He comes from a family of musicians: both of his parents are active classical musicians. He is married.
He is not only a classical musician but also a qualified jazz musician. He actively plays pop, rock, electronic music and crossover genres. He can play the electric cello and use looping techniques. In addition to solo performances he also plays in Infusion Trio, a group he himself founded.
„BDO is an ideal environment and it has a loving atmosphere. I wish us 250 years more!”
Cello
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