Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra

The “Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra”, is the World’s largest gypsy symphony Orchestra. It was founded in 1985, when Sándor Járóka, at the time Hungary’s most famous “primas” (gypsy soloist) died. All Hungarian gypsy musicians after the funeral ceremony began to play. It was then that the idea arose that these many great musicians had a common mission: in addition to preserving and presenting traditional Hungarian Gypsy music, the Hungarian song and folk song treasure, they should also promote the works of Hungarian and foreign classical composers.  more