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Classical Artists from Budapest

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

85 artists are tagged classical in Budapest. The biggest move was Balint Vazsonyi, up 19 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	András Schiffclassical	3,847	0
02	Miklós Rózsaclassical	3,454	0
03	Eugene Ormandyclassical	2,298	0
04	Agi Jamborclassical	1,715	+3
05	George Szellclassical	1,613	-1
06	Iván Fischerclassical	1,545	+4
07	Georges Cziffraclassical	1,409	-1
08	Fritz Reinerclassical	1,156	-3
09	Takács Quartetclassical, string quartet	1,080	0
10	János Starkerclassical	997	-2
11	Kocsis Zoltánclassical	861	0
12	Gábor Takács‐Nagyclassical	856	+6
13	Joseph Szigeticlassical	721	0
14	Antal Doráticlassical	718	-2
15	Annie Fischerclassical	707	+1
16	Ádám Fischerclassical	535	+3
17	Anda Gézaclassical	530	-2
18	Ferenc Fricsayclassical	523	-1
19	Jenő Hubayclassical	444	+1
20	Isidor Philippclassical	356	+5
21	Marton Évaclassical	352	-7
22	Lili Krausclassical	339	+6
23	Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekaraclassical	330	+8
24	Leó Weinerclassical	319	+6
25	István Kertészclassical	312	-4
26	György Sándorclassical	304	-3
26	Mátyás Seiberclassical, contemporary classical	304	0
28	Dénes Várjonclassical	292	+15
29	Peter Franklclassical	285	+4
30	Miklós Perényiclassical	276	+10
31	Stefi Geyerclassical	272	+7
31	Hans Swarowskyclassical	272	-2
33	Jelly d’Arányiclassical	262	-11
34	Dezső Ránkiclassical	260	-7
35	Endre Szervánszkyclassical	248	0
36	Joseph Böhmclassical	243	-4
37	Barnabás Kelemenclassical	242	0
38	André Gertlerclassical	207	-14
39	Franz von Vecseyclassical	202	-5
40	György Paukclassical	186	-2
41	Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekarclassical	168	+5
42	László Lajthaclassical	157	-7
43	Kristóf Baráticlassical	150	-1
44	Kodály Quartetstring quartet, classical	137	+4
45	György Fischerclassical	132	-1
46	Balint Vazsonyiclassical	111	+19
47	Maria Staderclassical	110	0
47	Árpád Joóclassical	110	+2
49	Hungarian Quartetclassical, string quartet	107	-5
50	Ödön Pártosclassical	105	+5

Rising outside the top 50this month

52	János Négyesyclassical	87	+24
69	Peter Erősclassical	55	+15
70	László Somogyiclassical	53	+11
55	Georges Sébastianclassical	85	+10
61	Thomas Ungarclassical	76	+8

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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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.