Kálmán Berkes
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Kálmán Berkes is a Hungarian clarinetist.
Berkes was born in Budapest
on May 8, 1952. He graduated from the Budapest Liszt Music Academy in 1972. He won second place at the Geneva
International Music Competition in 1974, and his Opera Wind Quintet was a prize-winner in Munich
in 1975. He was principal clarinetist in the Hungarian State Opera, the Budapest Philharmonic and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and was a member of the Budapest Chamber Ensemble. He founded the Budapest Wind Ensemble in 1982. He recording of Bartók's Contrasts was a Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice.
Berkes was born in Budapest
Budapest
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on May 8, 1952. He graduated from the Budapest Liszt Music Academy in 1972. He won second place at the Geneva
Geneva
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International Music Competition in 1974, and his Opera Wind Quintet was a prize-winner in Munich
Munich
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in 1975. He was principal clarinetist in the Hungarian State Opera, the Budapest Philharmonic and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and was a member of the Budapest Chamber Ensemble. He founded the Budapest Wind Ensemble in 1982. He recording of Bartók's Contrasts was a Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice.
Discography
- Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Contrasts, with Jenő JandóJeno JandóJenő Jandó is a Hungarian pianist and Professor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.He studied piano at the Liszt Academy with Katalin Nemes and Pál Kadosa, later going on to win many major international piano competitions, including the Georges Cziffra and Ciani Piano...
and György PaukGyörgy Pauk-Biography:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Pauk entered the Franz Liszt Academy of Music there at age twelve where he studied under Zoltán Kodály. In 1956 he left Hungary for the Netherlands and, after being persuaded by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, he permanently settled in London in 1961.Since then he...
. NaxosNaxos RecordsNaxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
, 1994. - Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Scherzo / Leider, Op. 92, with Jenő JandóJeno JandóJenő Jandó is a Hungarian pianist and Professor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.He studied piano at the Liszt Academy with Katalin Nemes and Pál Kadosa, later going on to win many major international piano competitions, including the Georges Cziffra and Ciani Piano...
- Krommer: Clarinet Concertos, with Kaori Tsutsui and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 1995.
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: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant, with Jenő Jandó. Naxos, 1995. - Mozart: 5 Divertimentos, with Koji Okazaki and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 2000.
- Carl StamitzCarl StamitzKarl Philipp Stamitz , who later changed his given name to Carl, was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry , and a violin, viola and viola d'amore virtuoso...
: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Carl StamitzCarl StamitzKarl Philipp Stamitz , who later changed his given name to Carl, was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry , and a violin, viola and viola d'amore virtuoso...
: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia