“Budapest’s Liszt Chamber Orchestra is one of the world’s finest." - Ovation - Since1963, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra has been universally acknowledged among Hungary’s foremost ensembles. The orchestra comprises 17 virtuoso string players in repertory from the baroque through the modern era. The FLCO tours extensively throughout Europe, Japan, and the Americas, and has appeared at the major festivals of Edinburgh, Bath, Helsinki, Luzern, Gstaad, Prades, etc. Internationally-acclaimed soloists with whom the orchestra has collaborated include Maurice Andre, Martha Argerich, Emanuel Ax, Igor Oistrakh, Jean Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, and Isaac Stern. In addition to its current recordings for Sony Classical, the FLCO can be heard on the CBS, Teldec, EMI, Harmonia Mundi, Erato, Hungaroton and Denon labels. They have been honored with the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque three times, plus numerous Record of the Year awards in Hungary. Violinist Janos Rolla has served as leader of the FLCO throughout its entire history. He has performed as soloist and in chamber music worldwide, having collaborated with such artists as Maurice Andre, Alfred Brendel, Jean Pierre Rampal, Andras Schiff, Isaac Stern, and Tamas Vasary. He received Hungary’s highest artistic award, the Kossuth Prize, in 1985, and added to the Middle Cross of the Hungarian Republic in 1995.  Names of the Artists  Janos Rolla, Leader    First Violins  Violas  Zoltan Tfirst  Mihaly Varnagy  Gyorgy Lovas  Andras Pista Peter Hamar  Erno Klepock Jozsefne Bakos-Aldor    Peter Gazda  Celli    Pal Kelemen   Second Violins  Andrasne Bano-Sandor  Eva Isepy Maria Frank Gyorgy Kiss   Kalman Kostyal  Bass  Janosze Rolla-Wetsz  Attila Martos