The Kodály Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1966 in Budapest, Hungary, originally as Sebestyén Quartet. In 1969, with the approval of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Hungarian Republic, the quartet assumed its present name in honour of the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály.

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The ensemble tours internationally, and has recorded the complete cycles of Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert for the Naxos label. Its discography exceeds sixty recordings, mainly for Naxos.\n

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Members

The quartet's present members are:\n

Attila Falvay 1st violin
Ferenc Bangó 2nd violin
Zoltán Tuska viola
György Éder violoncello

Awards

Ferenc Liszt Award (1970)
Artist of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (1990)
Bartók-Pasztory Award (1996)
Classic CD Magazine's Best Chamber Music Release (1993)

Select Notable Reviews

BBC Music Magazine's Pick of the Month, April 2000
American Record Guide, July/August 2000
Strad Magazine, February 2001
MusicWeb UK, February 2001
Gramophone, December 2002
Classic Today, June 2005
The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs (several listings, including one \"Rosette\")

Sources

Archives of the Ferenc Liszt Society
Archives of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
Archives of the Bartók-Pásztory Foundation
Archives of the publishers of Classic CD Magazine
Archives of the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Music Magazine
The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, ISBN 978-0-14-051497-1
Archives of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, Hungary
Kodály Quartet entry in the German edition of Wikipedia
Naxos discography

External links

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Kodaly String Quartet homepage
Facebook: Kodály String Quartet

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Kodály Quartet

Broadcast History