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Botvay Károly

cello
Place of Birth
Sopron
Date of Birth
1932
Orchestra
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest Strings)
 
Károly Botvay is a Kossuth and Liszt Prize awarded cellist, professor of Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, formerly member of the Bartók and Végh Quartets, at present he is a member of the New Budapest Quartet. He regularly performs at concert halls of five continents, besides he often holds international cello and chamber music master classes.

Disc prizes: Deutscher Schallplatten Preis, Great prize of Charles Cros Academy, Premio di Musicografi Italiani. Discs: Hungaroton, Capriccio, Erato, Hyperion Marco Polo, Nuova Era, Nami Records.
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1969 Bozay, Attila: Quartetto per archi, Op.9; Variazioni per pianoforte; Op.10; Paper Slips, Op.5; Pezzo concertanto, Op.11; Pezzo sinfonico, Op.13
(Bozay Attila: Quartetto per archi, Op.9; Variazioni per pianoforte; Op.10; Papírszeletek, Op.5; Pezzo concertanto, Op.11; Pezzo sinfonico, Op.13) 		Hungaroton LPX 11412 LP
1989 Baroque Concert
(Barokk hangverseny) 		Hungaroton SLPD 12995 Own
LP / Reissue on CD: HCD 12995 (1999)
1990 Laserlight 15980 5 CDs
1990 Capriole CA15629
1991 Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quartets
(Brahms, Johannes: Zongoranégyesek) 		Hungaroton HCD 11597-98
1991 Naxos 8.223193
1991 Naxos 8.551105
1992 Bennett, William Sterndale: Sextet op. 15; Piano Trio op. 98
(Bennett, William Sterndale: Szextett op. 15; Zongoratrió op. 98) 		Marco Polo (Naxos) 8.223304
1993 Boëlmann, Léon: Piano Quartet, Piano Trio
(Boëlmann, Léon: Zongorakvartett, Zongoratrió) 		Marco Polo (Naxos) 8.223524 Own
1993 Capriccio C10485
1993 Capriccio C10484
1993 Capriccio C10441
1994 Hungaroton HCD 31259
1994 Capriccio C10533
1994 Capriccio C10507
1994 Capriole CA14094
1994 Capriole CA14099
1994 Capriccio C10527
1994 Capriccio C10528
1995 Capriccio C10530
1995 Capriccio C10588
1996 Capriccio C49029
1996 Capriccio C49025
1996 Capriccio C10734
1996 Capriccio C49088
1996 Capriccio C49089
1996 Capriccio C49090
1997 Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quintet in f minor Op. 35; Clarinet Quintet in b minor Op. 115
(Brahms, Johannes: f-moll zongoraötös Op. 35; h-moll klarinétötös Op. 115) 		Hungaroton HCD 11596
1997 Capriccio C10811
1997 Capriccio C10586
1998 Capriccio C10583
1999 A Baroque Concert
(Barokk hangverseny ) 		Hungaroton HCD 12995 Own
Reissue of Hungaroton SLPD 12995 (1989)
1999 Sári, József: Questions to Hillel
(Sári József: Kérdések Hillélhez) 		Hungaroton HCD 31857
1999 Schubert, Franz: Trout Quintet/Moments musicaux
(Schubert, Franz: Pisztráng-ötös/Moments Musicaux) 		Hungaroton HRC 1039 Echo Collection
1999 Capriccio C10709
2000 Capriccio C51087
2001 Fifty Years of Hungaroton - String Players
(50 éves a Hungaroton - Vonósművészek (1951-2001)) 		Hungaroton HCD 32091-3 3 CDs
2001 Widor, Charles-Marie: Piano Trio, Op. 19 / Piano Quintet, Op. 7
(Widor, Charles-Marie: d-moll Zongorakvintett; B-dúr zongoratrió) 		Marco Polo (Naxos) 8.555416 Own
2002 Capriccio C10584
2003 Tarn
(Olsvay Endre: Tengerszem) 		Hungaroton HCD 32178
2003 The Three String Quartets Opp. 9, 21, 40
(Bozay, Attila: Három vonósnégyes Opp. 9, 21, 40 ) 		Hungaroton HCD 32117
2003 Capriccio C51117
2004 Capriccio C18405
2005 Naxos 8.558179
2009 Capriccio C7005
2011 Capriccio C5087
2012 Capriccio C5120
2013 Capriccio C7172 5 CDs
2020 Budapest Strings 40
(Budapesti Vonósok 40) 		Budapesti Vonósok Alapítványa