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Kálmán Berkes
born on 8/5/1952 in Budapest, Mittelungarn, Hungary
Kálmán Berkes
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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] He founded the Budapest Wind Ensemble in 1982.[1] His recording of Bartók's Contrasts was a Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice.[1]
Discography
- Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Contrasts, with Jen Jandó and György Pauk. Naxos, 1994.
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Scherzo / Leider, Op. 92, with Jen Jandó
- Krommer: Clarinet Concertos, with Kaori Tsutsui and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 1995.
- Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant, with Jen Jandó. Naxos, 1995.
- Mozart: 5 Divertimentos, with Koji Okazaki and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 2000.
- Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
- Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
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