The Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted symphony orchestras in Hungary. Thanks to the Budafok-Tétény Budapest 13th district municipality, which maintains it, since 1993 it has been a professional ensemble, directed by Liszt Prize winner and Artist of Merit Gábor Hollerung, under whose baton the orchestra quickly carved a smart niche for itself on the Hungarian music scene, and in the last few years has become one of the leading ensembles in the country. Every since it began, the managing musical director of the BDO has been Gábor Hollerung.

The orchestra’s repertoire shows how versatile it is, ranging from the classics through contemporary and jazz to pop and film music, as well as productions combining the arts which regularly feature on the Müpa stage. The BDO is proud of its own big band lineup, the Golden Ball event, which conjures up the golden age of formal balls, the symphonic documentary about it entitled Life, Love, and Music, and the symphony concert-show Christmas Actually, which has filled the Papp László Sports Arena for several years. In 2009 the BDO launched a film music show called FilmHarmonic, which has now become one of the most sought-after symphony orchestra programmes on the Hungarian music scene. There is also enormous interest and full houses for Gábor Hollerung’s series Understanding Music, known for his clear and direct explanations. Hungarian audiences can also see and hear the orchestra as the accompanying orchestra for the talent-scouting programme Virtuosos.