Christian Garrick & the
Budapest Café Orchestra
are:
CHRISTIAN GARRICK – violin, darbuka
EDDIE HESSION – accordion
KELLY CANTLON – double bass
ADRIAN ZOLOTUHIN – guitar, saz, balalaika, domra
The refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra are BACK!! If
you missed them last year, here’s your chance to catch them!
Budapest Café Orchestra bring you gypsy and folk-flavoured music in their own fresh
and surprising way. From Balkan and Russian traditional pieces to artful distillations of
the masterpieces by the great Romantic composers to Gaelic folk anthems their
infectious music will get into your veins and stay there forever.
With 13 albums to their name the Budapest Café Orchestra was established in 2009 by
British composer and violinist, Christian Garrick, and led by him have won legions of
fans with their magical and infectious performances. A small but impeccably formed
ensemble of just four players, the BCO combines violin, guitar, accordion, double bass,
saz & balalaika to dazzling effect, creating an awesome aural alchemy normally only
characteristic of far larger ensembles.
Two of the country’s celebrated international soloists revel at the heart of proceedings.
Accordionist exemplar Eddie Hession is a supreme accordion champion of Great
Britain. In his illustrious career he has accompanied Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo,
Jose Carreras and Chris Rea. Christian Garrick is one of the world’s most celebrated
jazz violinists. He has played music with Dame Cleo Laine & Sir John Dankworth,
Wynton Marsalis, Nigel Kennedy, Bireli Lagrene, Tim Minchin, Caro Emerald and John
Etheridge. One of Russia's most enigmatic musical exports, The Sultan (sic Adrian
Zolotuhin) is a master of the strummed strings of domra, balalaika, guitar and saz.
Veteran bass-man Kelly Cantlon has been in the business of laying down the low notes
for many-a-moon. Kelly first found fame in the as a Vagabond with Northern Soul
sensations Jimmy James and the Vagabonds.
Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy
campfires - plus a few surprises along the way - hugely entertaining, immense skill and
profound musicianship, a show by the BCO is enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube! "Not so much a band name as a whole genre of its own, Budapest Café Orchestra embraces an encyclopaedia of music and mischief." SCOTSMAN ONLINE:
website http://www.budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk
facebook https://www.facebook.com/budapestcafeorchestra
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