Attila Budavári (1 June 1970) is a Hungarian master organ builder. His organ factory, the Pécs Organ Manufactory, is the biggest organ-building company in Hungary.[1][2]

Background

Budavári's family had a long history of organ-building company in Pécs. His great-great grandfather, Lipót Schiffrich, had arrived in Pécs from Vienna to work at the Angster organ-building factory. His great grandfather and multiple other relatives all worked for the same company.[2][3]

Education

Budavári attended primary and secondary school in Pécs. He continued his education at Kaesz Gyula Apprenticeship Institution in Budapest, between 1988–1990. Afterwards, he traveled to learn how to turn his knowledge about organ building into practice. He has received a masters degree from the Chamber of Crafts Budapest, from the Instrument Crafter and Repair branch. In 2011 he was officially qualified as a Silver-wreath Organbuilder Master.[1][2][4]

Work

When Budavári returned to Hungary, he found his own company with his brother, Csaba Budavári. The company is operated out of a workshop in the Budavári's hometown of Pécs. The Pécs Organ Manufactory has become the biggest organ manufacturers of Hungary, and one of the largest in Europe.[1][5]

In 2009 the company created an online store.[4]

Important projects and works

Pécs Organ Manufactory have participated in several significant organ installations:[4]

Awards

  • Pro Civitate Award (2015)
  • Ambassador díj (2015)[8]
  • József Angster Award (2011) – joint award with Csaba Budavári

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pécsi Orgonaépítő Manufaktúra". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Europa Cantat 2015 - Pécs". ecpecs2015.hu.
  3. Kft., Equator Média. "Igaz pécsi mese az orgonaépítékről: íme, egy valódi sikertörténet". Pécsi Újság.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cégtörténet". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  5. "Meghódította a világot a pécsi orgonamanufaktúra". Pécsi Hírek (19 October 2015)
  6. "Fasori Református Egyházközség".
  7. "Budavári Evangélikus Egyházközség". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  8. "RAC Pécs – Ambassador díj – AMBASSADOR CLUB MAGYARORSZÁG". www.ambassadorclub.hu. 24 October 2013.

Further reading

  1. "A világ legjobb orgonái Pécsett készülnek". Pécsi Hírek (13 July 2015)
  2. "Meghódította a világot a pécsi orgonamanufaktúra". Pécsi Hírek (19 October 2015)
  3. "Pécs város napja" (2015)
  4. "Kitüntetések a Kamarában"
  5. "Munkánkat hosszú időre, generációkra tervezzük"
  6. "A Pécsi Orgonaépítő Manufaktúra Kft. munkái"
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730070205/http://www.pomorgona.hu/en/pom/story
  8. http://www.evangelikus.hu/taxonomy/term/2448 Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. http://ecpecs2015.hu/hu/muhelyvezetok/198/dobay-balazs-
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