Kalman 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. 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. 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. He founded the Budapest Wind Ensemble in 1982. His recording of Bartók's Contrasts was a Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice.

Classical Hidden Gems, Vol. 11 - 2024-12-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Bartók: Hungarian Folksongs from Csík & Romanian Folk Dances (Arr. Székely for Clarinet and Piano) - 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Bartók, Mozart, Kurtág & Others: Works - 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Tragic Overture - 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 & Academic Festival Overture - 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche - Don Juan - Duett-Concertino - 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto / Sinfonia Concertante, K. Anh. 9 - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater / Respighi: Il Tramonto / Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, "Elvira Madigan" - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Cherubini: Requiem No.1 in C Minor / Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus / Exsultate Jubilate - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Divertimentos in B-Flat Major No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan / Duett-Concertino - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (Version With Chorus) / Symphony No. 4 / Nutcracker Suite: Flower Waltz - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Baermann / Brahms / Mozart: Clarinet Quintets - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Clarinet Trio / Brahms: Clarinet Trio - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Weiner: Piano Concertino / Divertimento No. 2 / Ballade / Pastorale, Fantasy and Fugue - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Strauss, R.: Horn Concerto No. 1 / Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Bottesini: Works for Double Bass (Complete), Vol. 4 - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart Effect - 2014-03-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Klassik ohne Krise: Gelassen genießen - 2013-10-29T00:00:00.000000Z

A Guided Tour of the Romantic Era, Vol. 10 - 2013-03-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Beyond Beethoven - other music from his time - 2012-03-20T00:00:00.000000Z

50 of the Best: Brahms - 2011-11-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Klassik Highlights - Music for the 20th Anniversary of Naxos - 2007-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bartok: Bela Bartok - A Portrait (Johnson) - 2007-04-24T00:00:00.000000Z