Music
They are back! The stunning four-piece band return
They have been here every year since 2016 (except for 2020), and every performance has sold out. They are remarkable musicians entertaining us every time with a feel-good, must-see show.
The Budapest Café Orchestra are an eclectic group who play in amazing places; a four-piece acoustically electrifying orchestra playing gypsy & folk-flavoured music from all around the world.
The BCO deliver traditional Balkan, Russian, Hungarian and Romanian gypsy and folk music in their own fresh and surprising way with jazz nuances and their own unique arrangements.
They were established by award-winning British composer, violinist and teacher Christian Garrick in 2009.
BCO are specialists of the ‘distilled concerto’: e.g. the Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Grieg Squeezebox Concertos and are admired for their artful re-workings of masterpieces by the greats of the Romantic era.
BCO has made a special bond with Scotlandia performing some 200 shows across the country since 2011, touring each year from the south of Scotland to the northern Highlands & Islands.
Duration: Approximately 110 minutes including an interval.
Recommended age : Suitable for all
Thursday 22 May 2025 : 7.30pm
Tickets : £25
There is another chance to see The Budapest Café Orchestra on Tuesday 9 September 2025. Click here for details
Your music is really great.
Helena Bonham Carter
The music is magic in their hands.
Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
Absolutely acoustically electrifying!
Time Out
They make the world a better place.
Bob Misto, Nevada, U.S.
Their arrangements are brilliant, their improvisations inspired. Their humour and, on occasion, sheer silliness hides a real brilliance of execution. In every bit of the material the charming irony hides really serious and focussed music-making. This is entertainment of a high order.
Sir Roger Norrington
Their … skill, hilarious sense of humour and undoubted sensitivity kept the packed audience spellbound. amazing …. unlike any other band that I have ever heard.
Ely Standard