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About the Band
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History
The Budapest Klezmer Band, founded in 1990, comes from the heart of Europe, from the very geographic location where klezmer music originates. The Band's performance is an exciting musical experience in traditional Jewish folklore. They play musical arrangements, composed by the founder and musical director of the ensemble, Ferenc Jávori, who grew up in the former Munkács (Munkacevo, now part of the Ukraine). Jávori learned and played klezmer with the last surviving musicians from a once flourishing community where this music was an integral part of Jewish life. Other members of the band are also exceptional musicians, most being graduates of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest.
The performance by the Budapest Klezmer Band transfers the audience back to now extinct joyous times in Central and Eastern Europe, when traditional Jewish music was part of the community's cultural fabric. The Band also specializes in theatrical productions, appearing on stage with performers. They are currently featured in the ballet PURIM, The Casting of Fate, and in the Fiddler on the Roof production of the prestigious Madách Theater in Budapest. Their climactic performances with the famous Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra playing at the Academy of Music in Budapest were resounding successes and were heralded as an initial step in bringing klezmer music to the classical concert hall. In 2000 the Pro Cultura Foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences awarded Kodály Zoltán Cultural Prize to the Budapest Klezmer Band for promoting and spreading Yiddish musical tradition, and in August of 2003 tne band got the Artisjus Prize.
The most memorable foreign places where we've been to:
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1992 |
Festival in Zefat |
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1993 |
Lille Opera House |
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1994 |
Luxemburg Park, Paris |
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Since 1995 |
Netherlands: in every second year tours in almost every town to 2002 148 concerts, 15 "Purim" performances with the National Ballet of Győr |
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1996 |
Verona |
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1996 |
Premizsl, Poland |
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1997 |
Wien - Jüdische Gemeinde |
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1997 |
tour in The Netherlands and Belgium -47 concerts |
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1997 |
Prague |
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1998 |
Genova, Palazzo Ducale |
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1998 |
tour in Israel |
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1998 November |
Princeton University - Richardson Auditorium, N.J.; New York - Consulate Generale; Washington Hights; City Play House - Toronto; Washington - Hungarian Embassy |
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1999. oct. 16-31. |
Europalia and other concerts: Frankfurt, Stuttgart-Sindelfingen, Brussel, Antwerpen, Brakel, Vaals, San Dona' de Piave-Italy |
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1999 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
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1999 |
Gasteig - München |
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2000 March |
Beverly Hilton, International Ballroom; New Port Beach; Palm Springs (Los Angeles) |
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2000/12/13. |
Auditorium di Milano: "Festa della Luce", - in memoriam Sir Yehudi Menuhin. |
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2000 |
MittelFest 2000-Cividale del Friuli, Italy |
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2000 |
Nethanya, Israel - 11 concerts |
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Aasrhus, Denmark |
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2001 April |
Birmingham - Alabama, USA |
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2001 march-april |
The Netherlands |
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2001 July-Aug. |
Lucille - the band participated in shooting Tony Gatlif's movie in France, the "Swing" |
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2001/9/2 |
Helsinki |
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2001/10/23 |
Concertgebouw Amsterdam |
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2001 november |
München, Germany |
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2001/11/9 |
Zürich - Volkshaus |
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2001/11/24 |
Stockholm - Södra Theater |
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2001 December |
St. Gallen - Tonhalle |
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2002 February |
Joyce Theater, OFF Broadway - New York: "Purim" - with the National Ballet of Győr |
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2002 |
Bolzano; Trentino 2002 - unpugged concert in the mountains |
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2002 |
Róma: "Purim" in theater and concerts |
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2002/10/1-28 |
Fliegende Bauten - Hamburg |
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14/12/2002 |
Nyitra,Slovakia |
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2003 march |
Erfurt, Germany |
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2003/11/29-30 |
Union Chapel & Queen Elizabeth Hall - London |
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2003/12/6 |
Wuppertal |
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2004/3/18-21 |
Musik Musee - Malmö, Stockholm |
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2004/09/26 |
Concertgebouw Amsterdam and 6th tour in The Netherlands |
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2004/10/24 |
Bratislava Studio-L |
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2004/11/14 |
Munich, Gasteig |
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2005/04/21-21 |
Moscow |
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2005/10/01 |
Augsburg, Parktheater im Kurhaus Göggingen |
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2005/10/15 |
Koppenhagen, Den Sorte Diamant |
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2005/11/15 |
Teatro Dal Verme, Milano – concert by MUS-E program, Yehudi Menuhin Foundation |
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27/02/2005 |
Stockholm |
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20-21/04/2005 |
Moscow |
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01/04/2006 |
Bochum - Christuskirche, Germany |
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09/03/2007 |
International Klezmer Festival - Fürth, Germany |
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31/07/2007 |
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival - Altenhof, Germany |
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01/08/2007 |
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival - Hasselburg, Germany |
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08/05/2009 |
George Weston Hall - Toronto, Canada celebritasentertainment.com |
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09/052009 |
Otremont Theatre - Montreal, Canada celebritasentertainment.com |
A DOKUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE BUDAPEST KLEZMER BAND
A documentary of the BKB has been shot for 4 years under the title " The Yiddish Blues". The film shows
the rehearsals, the concerts, and lets the viewer have a short glimps in the private life of the musicians
and the whole band as one big family.In the same time, however, the film also presents - and this makes it so invaluable - the dramatic personal changes, the painful farewells, and of course the great moments of
finding new members. The film was out in the cinemas in Decembre 2004.
The film was made by András Péterffy and Ernő Nagy.

In paralell with this another film was shot in Hungarian-American co-production "Magisches Klezmer /
Le magie klezmer", which was ordered by and later presented on ZDF/ARTE German-French channel on 22nd of May 2005. Ths film is also about klezmer music and the band as one of the most outstanding representatives of the genre. Just as in the other film Ferenc Jávori is shown as a collector and composer of klezmer and the instructor, and orchestrator of his band.
A team: Vittoria de Bruin (producer) and Emil Novák (director)
The most memorable Hungarian places and events where we’ve been to:
1995
- The BKB release the 2nd CD: The Night in the garden of Eden, presented at Duna Palace
1996
- Goldmark Hall ( Regular concerts twice a week for foreign tourists)
- Benczúr Kertben - concerts through many years
- on the 28th of september: „Fiddler on the roof” presented at Madách Theater, Budapest
1997
- Pesti Vigadó
- on the 12-13-14 of June: Presentation of the 3rd CD, titled The train 7:40 at Madách Theater, Budapest,
- Gyula, Sopron, Pécs, Szolnok, Székesfehérvár, Békéscsaba, Eger, Kecskemét, Veszprém, Miskolc, Benczúr Kert, Pesti Vigadó
1998
- Spring Festival Budapest - Budapesti Kongresszusi Központ
- Városmajor Open-air Stage
- International Klezmer Festival - Budapesti Kongresszusi Központ
1999
- on the 5th of June: ”Purim” presented at Győr National Theater, Budapest Klezmer Band and Győri Balett cooproduction
- Release of „Purim” CD – the band’š 4th CD
- Presentation of „Purim” in Budapest at Thália Theater
- Budai Parkszínpad
- Szeged
- on the 2nd of September.: Klezmer Suite presented at Dohány utcai Zsinagógában Budapest Klezmer Band and Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar cooproduction
- Violin Gala – Opera House, Budapest
2000
- Pro Cultura Foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences awarded Kodály Zoltán Cultural Prize to the Budapest Klezmer Band
- Klezmer Magic - Óbudai Társaskör
- Zalaegerszeg
- Győr
- June: Summer in Győr
- between the 19th and 22nd of July: Yiddische Blues, presentaion of the BKB’s 5th CD
- Városmajor
- Zemplén Cultural Days
- Sárospatak
- Open-air Stage concert in Szeged
- Klezmer Festival - Petőfi Csarnok
2001
- On the 27th of January: The 10th anniversary concert at the Music Academy, Budapest
- June: musical-festival on Open-air stage, Margitsziget,Budapest
- Buda Castle Šummer Fest
- Vajdahunyadvár
2002
- on the 21st of May.: presentation of „Klezmer Suite” CD at the Music Academy, Budapest
- Kaláka Festival – Diósgyőr
- July: Szegedi Open-air Stage
- Presentation of Klezmer rapsody at Kongresszusi Központban Budapest Klezmer Band and Rajkó
- Band
- Szigligeti Színház – Szolnok
- December: gala at Kongresszusi Központ
- concert with the Budapest Ragtime Band at Dohány utcai Synagogue
2003
- Gala at Operahouse
- Millenáris Park
- Győr
- Thália Theater
- Nagykanizsa
- On the 23rd of May: presentation of Klezmer Dance Suite, Budapest Klezmer Band, the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra and the Győri Balett
- Tokaj, Győr, Pécs
- FÉSZEK club
- concerts and „Fiddler on the roof” at Agria Fest - Eger
- szentendrei skanzen
- egri Líceum
- Vajdahunydvár
- keszthely theater
- Hotel Hilton
- Savaria Fest - Szombathely
- Klezmer Dance Suite in Budapest at Operett Theater
- Hungarian Academy of Science
- Millenáris Park
- Zalaegerszeg
- Baja
- Gárdonyi Géza Theater, Eger
- Pesti Vigadó
- Százhalombatta
- Sárvár
- Bükkfürdő
2004
- Madách Színház
- Győri Nemzeti Színház
- Dohány utcai zsinagóga
- Salgótarján
- Újpest
- MTA Díszterme, Budapest
- MR Márványterme, Budapest
- Szolnok
- Fészek Klub
- Nemzeti Színház, Győr
- Veszprém
- Nagykanizsa
- Nezmzeti Színház, Budapest
- Nyári Tisztiház Sissy-terem, Budapest
- Bakáts tér
- Eger
- Kecskemét
- Diósgyőr
- Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, Budapest
- Hotel Hilton Dominikánus Udvar
- Hatvan
- Vajdahunyadvár
- Vác
- Pécs
- Szabadka
2005
- IBS, Budapest
- Ódry Színpad, Budapest
- Nyíregyháza
- Zeneakadémia – „ Le chajem Rebbe” lemezbemutató koncert
- Operett Színház
- Budafoki Művelődési Központ - Emerton-díj átadás
- Művészetek Palotája
- Kossuth-tér
- Fészek Klub
- Bakáts tér
- Szeged
- Pécs
- Hotel Hilton Dominikánus Udvar, Budapest
- Fővárosi Állatkert
- Balatonfüred
- Balatonpula – Művészetek Völgye
- Benczúr-kert
- Mezőtúr – Mezőtúri Művészeti Napok
- Vajdahunyadvár
- Dohány utcai zsinagóga
- Felvonulási tér - Borfalu
- Erzsébet téri Gödör – Zsidó Nyári Fesztivál
- Európa-hajó
2006
- 03.17 - "Menyasszonytánc" - klezmer musical ősbemutatója az Operettszínházban a Tavaszi Fesztivál nyitónapján
- Telki
- Fészek-klub, Budapest,
- pécsi zsinagóga
- Dózsa György Művelődési Ház, Budapest
- Bakáts tér, Budapest
- Veszprém
- Balatonfüred
- Óbuda főtér
- Diósgyőri vár
- Kecskemét
- Hotel Hilton Dominikánus Udvar, Budapest
- győri zsinagóga
- Vajdahunyadvár, Budapest
- Hagymaház, Makó
- Székesfehérvár
- Benczúr-kert, Budapest
- Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert
- Százhalombatta
- Bükfürdő
- Dohány utcai zsinagóga, Budapest
- Szeged
- Szekszárd
- Szolnok
- Petőfi Csarnok, Budapest
2007
- Operettszínház, Budapest
- Művészetek Háza, Miskolc
- Nemzeti Táncszínház, Budapest
- Győri Nemzeti Színház
- Fészek Művész Klub, Budapest
- Benczúr-kert, Budapest
- Margitszigeti Szabadtéri Színpad, Budapest
- Hoetl Hilton DOminikánus Udvar, Budapest
- Vajdahunyadvár, Budapest
- Balatongyörök
- Fővérosi Állat- és Növénykert
- Művészetek Palotája, Budapest
- Szolnok
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