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CHRISTIAN GARRICK – violin, darbuka
MARCUS TILT – accordion
KELLY CANTLON – double bass
ADRIAN ZOLOTUHIN – guitar, saz, balalaika, domra
Refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra. 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 17 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.
Christian Garrick is one of the world’s most celebrated jazz violinists. He has played music with Dolly Parton, 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.Marcus Tilt is one of the most in-demand musical directors in London’s West End who has worked on the hit musical Carousel in recent years.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 and has also played with Leonard Cohen and Curly.
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