Mester ZOLTÁN JUHÁSZ

Presentation and Rehearsal Studio

The showroom at master instrument maker Zoltán Juhász’s workshop was completed in 2012. The aim was for musicians to have an aesthetically and acoustically worthy setting to try out the instruments. With its small podium and central area, which can be filled with seats quickly when needed, it is capable of hosting small-scale concerts. The building is an excellent venue for master classes, with separate rooms for more personalised music teaching.The showroom at master instrument maker Zoltán Juhász’s workshop was completed in 2012. The aim was for musicians to have an aesthetically and acoustically worthy setting to try out the instruments. With its small podium and central area, which can be filled with seats quickly when needed, it is capable of hosting small-scale concerts. The building is an excellent venue for master classes, with separate rooms for more personalised music teaching.

The instrument can be tuned to four keys (using crooks) at 415 Hz: D, E-flat, F and G. There are also four tunings available at 442 Hz, although only three crooks are necessary in this case, as the 415 Hz E-flat corresponds to the 442 Hz D. These tunings can be adjusted through vent-holes or by hand-stopping. There are seven vent-holes on the instrument, of which two are usually open in all of the keys. One of the vent-holes is for the high F and A, while the other is for the high F-sharp and G-sharp. Upon special request, we are also happy to provide custom tunings for the instruments.

We offer two types of natural horns. One is designed for participation in a large symphony orchestra and therefore louder. The other is a solo instrument for solo performances or playing in chamber orchestras. It is a quieter instrument, but also relatively easy to play and with a crystal clear sound. A particular advantage of both types is the clarity of their open A. These instruments are tuned to 442 Hz, which can be changed to 430 Hz by extending the tuning slide. It can play in ten different keys from low B-flat to high C. The low B-flat can be reached using an additional crook. Crooks for the baroque and natural horns can be interchanged between the instruments.

Samuel Seidenberg

I am very happy to have discovered Zoltán Juhász’s baroque horns and especially his natural horns. When you need to quickly change between valved and natural horns, the playability of these instruments and their balanced sound are so satisfying that the musician has no need to focus his attention on the practical difficulty of switching instruments. These instruments have such a beautiful sound that you simply don't want to put them down! --(Video1; Video2; Video3; Video4-Youtube) These natural horns may even sound too beautiful for a purely baroque orchestra where a rustic and authentic performance is desired for certain works and the sound necessary for the piece demands early instruments manufactured at the time the music was composed. I can only recommended these instruments, especially for an orchestra consisting of authentic and contemporary instruments that performs classical and pre-classical works. For these occasions, I’ve yet to find a more suitable instrument. --Thank you, Zoltán.

- Samuel Seidenberg Solo horn player, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Professor at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts

Johannes Hinterholzer

I have played many performances of G. F. Händel's Giulio Cesare (Video-Youtube) and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 with Il Giardino Armonico and other world-famous baroque ensembles using Juhász’s baroque horn. This instrument provides great stability as well as the possibility to produce many different tones. It is a perfect tool for telling musical stories.

- Johannes Hinterholzer Professor at Munich University for Music and Drama

Alec Frank-Gemmill

I can highly recommend the baroque horn by Zoltán Juhász. The tone is exactly right for the period – simultaneously bright and well rounded. After purchasing one to use for orchestral work, I have found that it also meets the demands of the solo repertoire. A wonderful aspect of these horns is that they are essentially customised for each player: I had two tuning slides made, to accommodate playing with the hand in the bell or for when using vent-holes; the precise position and number of holes was my decision; there were a number of different crooks to choose from in each key. This horn is an excellent option for anybody interested in playing the baroque horn.

- Alec Frank-Gemmill Principal horn of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Haydn Symphony No. 12 ∙ Giovanni Antonini ∙ Il Giardino Armonico - video

D. Cimarosa: Il Maestro di Cappella ∙ Antonini ∙ Novaro ∙ Il Giardino Armonico - video

Händel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto ∙ Giovanni Antonini Il Giardino Armonico - video



Beethoven: 1. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 2. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 3. Sinfonie (»Eroica«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 4. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 5. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 7. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 8. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video

Beethoven: 9. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada - video