SUMMER PROGRAMS 2008

CRESCENDO...

a three-part concert series of
FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
with three award-winning young musicians
in the courtyard of Kiscelli Múzeum
Budapest, III. Kiscelli u. 108.
(Held in the church in bad weather)

Crescendo, increasing force, characterizes the three-part concert series in the courtyard of Kiscelli Museum. Three award-winning young musicians make their debuts, having come through rounds of international competitions where, instead of winning against a stopwatch or a tape, they have conquered juries and their subjective and unpredictable opinions. They have passed the test, worked hard for their victories and have now been given the opportunity to seize the audience accompanied by the world-renowned Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, which has just turned 45. It is hard to believe but the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra is in the prime of life. Past the change-demanding zeal, and often mindless haste, of adolescence, but well within the resignation of old age, typically masked as wisdom. Knowledge of the world meets years of experience, untiring strength, and unbroken momentum in the rejuvenated Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra led by János Rolla. The concert series in the courtyard of Kiscelli Museum is a birthday gift – from the feted orchestra to the celebrating audience.

June 29 Sunday 20.00

FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Concert Master: Rolla János

BANDA ÁDÁM - violin,
winner of Szigeti Hubay Violin Competition (2007)

MOZART
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525
Violin Concerto in G K. 216
***
F major divertimento K. 247

The popularity of some masterpieces may overshadow their true qualities. One such piece is Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik from 1787. The light, perfectly structured, and, as manuscripts attest, originally planned as a five movement, serenade is a worthy companion to Don Giovanni. One of the most promising talents of the up-and-coming young violinist generation, Ádám Banda mounts the stage as the soloist of perhaps the most well-known of the five concertos penned during the Salzburg years, the Violin Concerto in G. Also related to Salzburg is the six-movement, horn and strings Divertimento in F, which Mozart composed for the birthday of Countess Antonia Lodron.

Tickets: 2800 Ft

July 6 Sunday 20.00

FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Concert Master: Rolla János

VÁRDAI ISTVÁN - cello,
third place winner of
XIII. Tchaikovsky Competition of Moscow (2007)

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture op. 62
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations Op. 33
***
Beethoven: Symphony no 1 op. 21

In 1807, the now forgotten drama Coriolan by H. J. von Collin (1772-1797) inspired Beethoven to compose the Coriolan Overture as a companion to Symphony no. 5. The short orchestral piece is characterized by a sense of fatality typical of tragedies of destiny, a clash of opposites. It took the 40-year-old Schumann, largely regarded as a composer of piano pieces, less than a week to write the Cello Concerto in A minor. István Várdai, who has proved himself at various international competitions, plays the uninterrupted flow of three movements. Even though Beethoven's name has become synonymous with the genre Symphony no. 1 came relatively late, in 1800. Five years after Haydn's last symphony which marked the end of an era, Beethoven both honors the great predecessors and charts a new direction which he would follow consistently right up to Symphony no. 9.

Tickets: 2500 Ft

July 13., vasárnap 20 óra

FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Concert Master: Rolla János

HIROKA MATSUMOTO - violin,
award-winner of the International Competition of Wieniavsk (2006),
and the University Competition of Japan (2007)

Vivaldi: Symphony in G RV 146
Händel: Concerto Grosso op.6/7
Vivaldi: Concerto for two cellos and a chamber orchestra
***
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Two celebrated composers of their time are the focus for the last concert of the series: Vivaldi, also known as the Red Priest, and the most British of German composers, Handel. "Vivaldi wrote only one piece in his life – about three hundred times." This popular observation is both too concise and appears to be tainted by jealousy, but the fact remains that Vivaldi had a tendency to choose this genre to convey his message. Moreover, he played a crucial role in solidifying the concerto as a genre. If there is one piece that everybody in the world knows – including those that have never heard it – it is the Four Seasons. Despite this, the four concertos still offer a lot to discover for musicians and audiences alike. This evening Hiroka Matsumoto gives us a good example for globalization: a piece written by an Italian composer who died in Austria, played by a thirteen-year-old Japanese prodigy accompanied by a Hungarian orchestra.

Tickets: 2500 Ft

 

MUSIC IN THE GARDEN
In the garden of Óbudai Társaskör
(or the concert hall in bad weather)

July 23 Wednesday 20.00

BUDAPEST RAGTIME BAND

Classic ragtime and dixieland music,
parodies and opera arrangements

Tickets: 2000 Ft

July 30 Wednesday 20.00

HOT JAZZ BAND

Tickets: 2000 Ft

 

CONCERTS
IN THE ÓBUDA SAINT PETER AND PAUL
PARISH CHURCH
August-September, 2008
Tickets: 1500 Ft

August 23 Saturday 20.00

JURAJ PETER - singer
DÉRI ANDRÁS - organ

Bach: Prelude and Fugue
Händel: Aria from 'Joshua'
Rossini: Preludio religioso
Verdi: Zachari's aria from Nabucco
Koloss: 4. Partita
Dvorák: Biblical Songs - selections
Liszt: Weinen, Klagen ... - variations

August 30 Saturday 20.00

GYÖNGYÖSSY ZOLTÁN - flute
TELEKI MIKLÓS - organ

Antonio Vivaldi - Johann Sebastian Bach: A minor Concerto
J. S. Bach: A minor Solo Sonata for flute
J. S. Bach: E sharp Trio Sonata
Enrico Bossi: Scherzo
Pikéthy Tibor: Preghiera
Antalffy-Zsiross Dezső: Variations, Spirituals
Faure: 3 Pieces
Kodály: 3 Epigrams
Louis Vierne: Finale from Symphony no. 1

September 6 Saturday 20.00

ÓBUDA CHAMBER CHOIR
BUDAPESTI STRINGS
Artistic director: Botvay Károly
Concert Master: Bánfalvi Béla
Soloist: Király Judit
Conductor: Erdős Ákos

Religious and Secular Chorales from the Italian Renaissance
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Laetus Hyperboream
Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus (a 6 voci)
Giovanni Battista Mosto: Dolce cantava
Giovanni Battista Mosto: Ameni praticelli
Andrea Gabrieli: Voi ch'ascoltate
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: I vaghi fiori
Claudio Monteverdi: Io mi son giovinetta
Vivaldi: Introduzione e Gloria approx. 30-32 min.

September 13 Saturday 20.00

ALBERT SCHWEITZER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Kenessey László
Featuring: Pápista Andrea - flute

Mozart: Serenata notturna K 239
Mozart: Flute Concerto in G K 313
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 The Clock