The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (''
Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar'') is a
chamber orchestra
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...
based in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
,
Hungary
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.
The
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
Chamber Orchestra took the name of the great composer, to pay homage to the genius who became inseparable with the establishment of
Hungarian music and whose spirit irradiates the musical life of the entire world. After having studied for years at the
Franz Liszt Academy
The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ...
in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, the Orchestra made its debut in 1963 and since then has played a very significant role in Hungarian and international musical life.
The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra consists of 17 strings, with the addition of other instruments as needed (harpsichord, winds, etc.)
External links
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra website
Hungarian orchestras
Chamber orchestras
Musical groups established in 1963
1963 establishments in Hungary
Franz Liszt
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