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Classical artists from Budapest

The 50 most-read classical artists based in Budapest, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

85 artists are tagged classical in Budapest. The biggest move was André Gertler, up 14 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	András Schiffclassical	4,261	+1
02	Miklós Rózsaclassical	3,817	-1
03	Eugene Ormandyclassical	1,973	0
04	Georges Cziffraclassical	1,641	+2
05	George Szellclassical	1,611	-1
06	Fritz Reinerclassical	1,432	+1
07	Agi Jamborclassical	1,124	+1
08	Kocsis Zoltánclassical	987	+4
09	János Starkerclassical	926	0
10	Iván Fischerclassical	822	+1
11	Joseph Szigeticlassical	797	-1
12	Antal Doráticlassical	743	+1
13	Takács Quartetclassical, string quartet	706	+1
14	Ferenc Fricsayclassical	668	+3
15	Annie Fischerclassical	606	-10
16	Anda Gézaclassical	514	-1
17	István Kertészclassical	477	+1
18	Gábor Takács‐Nagyclassical	443	-3
19	Ádám Fischerclassical	439	+4
20	Mátyás Seiberclassical, contemporary classical	436	+1
21	Jenő Hubayclassical	414	+1
21	André Gertlerclassical	414	+14
23	Lili Krausclassical	389	+1
24	György Sándorclassical	387	+5
25	Marton Évaclassical	377	-5
26	Isidor Philippclassical	329	-1
27	Hans Swarowskyclassical	324	+7
28	Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekaraclassical	286	+2
29	Jelly d’Arányiclassical	274	-3
30	Leó Weinerclassical	248	-2
31	Peter Franklclassical	241	0
32	Dezső Ránkiclassical	231	0
33	Joseph Böhmclassical	214	+2
34	Franz von Vecseyclassical	206	-7
35	László Lajthaclassical	184	+4
36	Endre Szervánszkyclassical	179	+2
37	Hungarian Quartetclassical, string quartet	175	+4
38	Miklós Perényiclassical	170	-6
39	Stefi Geyerclassical	169	+6
40	Kristóf Baráticlassical	152	-3
41	Barnabás Kelemenclassical	150	-22
42	György Paukclassical	148	-2
43	Ödön Pártosclassical	142	+10
44	Maria Staderclassical	140	0
45	Kodály Quartetstring quartet, classical	136	+5
46	György Fischerclassical	133	-3
47	Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekarclassical	112	+8
48	István Anhaltclassical	103	+6
49	Árpád Joóclassical	88	0
50	Földes Andorclassical	87	-2

Rising outside the top 50this month

51	Eugen Szenkarclassical	86	+30
59	Adolphe Pollitzerclassical	71	+11
69	László Somogyiclassical	50	+8
53	Edith Farnadiclassical	80	+7
60	Festetics Quartetclassical, string quartet	70	+5

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.