Zoltán Bolyky schedule

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus

31 January 2025, 7.00 p.m. and 1 February, 6.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Great Hall

Performers: students taking part in the postgraduate training of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen and guest artists.

Cast:

Vocal coach | Éva Mohos Nagy professor emerita
Musical direction | Zoltán Bolyky
Director | Benedek Csáki
Production manager | Artúr Vranyecz

Feat. the chamber orchestra consisting of the students of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen and the Medichoir Students’ Choir (choir director: Anett Fógel-Veres)

Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

C. Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals

15 January 2025, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center, Performance Hall

Feat.: Balázs Ráfi and Viola Németh (piano), and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

The performance will be illustrated by children’s drawings and it will take place in the second half of the gala concert of the Solti György Music School.

New Year’s gala concert

12 January 2025, 6.00 p.m. | Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”)

Programme: popular compositions by J. Strauss, W. A. Mozart, G. Verdi, P. I. Tchaikovsky, J. Huszka and F. Lehár

Feat. the Symphony Orchestra of the Dohnányi Ernő Music School, Enikő Lévai and Gergely Dargó (singers)

Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Advent concert

1 December 2024, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

Programme:

A selection of compositions for mixed choir related to Christmas
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite
P. Tóth: Christmas Cantata

Conductors: Mónika Végh and Zoltán Bolyky

Dances from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker suite – concerts for students

Several dates between 20 November and 1 December 2024 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

Interactive matinée concerts of the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, with Judit Váradi as host and Zoltán Bolyky as conductor

From the Black Forest to the Black Sea…. – musical journey by the Danube

17 November 2024, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

In our concert we would like to connect the musical traditions of the nations living by the great European river like beads on a chain.

First, students and teachers of the Solti György Music School will perform pieces by German and Austrian composers.

It will be followed by works of Hungarian composers, including Béla Bartók, who collected folk melodies among people living near the Danube which served as an inspiration for him.

Zoltán Bolyky, the host of the concert will also share interesting facts regarding the geography and history of each section of the Danube – and show them via visual illustrations.

Mozartathon – artistic direction, conducting

27 October 2024 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

2.00 p.m. Mozart Cocktail | Solo and chamber works and concertos of W. A. Mozart, performed by students and teachers of the Faculty

5.00 p.m. The Magic Flute | Numbers from W. A. Mozart’s popular opera in Hungarian (translated by Mihály Csokonai Vitéz) and in German (written by Emanuel Schikaneder) performed by students of the Department of Vocal Studies

6.00 p.m. Leopold Mozart’s Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule from today’s perspective | Presentation and slideshow held by Dr. György Sárosi viola player

7.00 p.m. Jupiter the Great… | Concert of Mozart’s works performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen | Feat.: Péter Lakatos and Attila Pless Attila (piano), conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

3.00-9.00 p.m. The social space in the ground floor will host a Mozart-themed exhibition. Our guests can take part in the related quiz, and can relax here with a cup of tea between two events.

Around the Sun in 80 minutes – interactive educational concert

13 October 2024, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

As the Earth makes its journey around the Sun year after year, the cycles of nature, the alternation of the seasons have always been an inspiration to the composers in different centuries.

Our programme offers a selection of these works, including a movement each from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi and The Seasons by Tchaikovsky. The solo pieces and chamber works will be performed by talented students and the music teachers of the Solti György Music School.

The audience will also be able to realize how pictures related to the nature can express human feelings. The concert will be complemented by a slideshow.

Artistic director and host: Zoltán Bolyky

Weiner the Storyteller...

1 October 2024, 7.00 p.m. | County Hall, Szolnok

Concert of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra (as part of the season ticket Fantázia)

A selection of the works of Leó Weiner:
Katonásdi
Farsang
Csongor és Tünde
Toldi

Narrator: Zoltán Finta
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Concert celebrating the Jewish New Year – musical direction, hosting

8 September 2024 | Pásti Street Synagogue, Debrecen

Programme: numbers from the operas of Donizetti, Offenbach, Verdi and Puccini

Soloists: Enikő Lévai, Péter Balczó and other young singers

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

7-19 July 2024 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Programme:

G. Verdi: Nabucco - overture
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - excerpts
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Z. Kodály: Háry János Suite
Conductor: Tamás Vásáry

Concerts:

17 July 2024 | Budapest, Pesti Vigadó – Great Hall
18 July 2024 | Debrecen, Reformed Great Church of Debrecen
19 July 2024 | Concert Hall of the Satu Mare Philharmonic Orchestra „Dinu Lipatti”

„Hegyvidék Summer” with the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra – open-air interactive concert

2 June 2024, 7.30 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center, Sirály Lépcső

Programme: masterpieces by H. Purcell, W. A. Mozart, E. Grieg, F. Kreisler, J. Strauss and G. Holst

Feat. Jeromos Csanády (violin)
Conductor and host of the concert: Zoltán Bolyky

Rehearsing with the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra as training conductor

March – June 2024 | Aba-Novák Agóra, Szolnok

Programme:

S. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nr. 2 and 3 – preparation for the future concert in the Ehrbar Hall (Wien)

Pieces by the Azerbaijani componist E. Mansurov – preparation for the future concert in the Academy of Music

F. Liszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat major
M. Bruch: Double concert for violin, viola and orchestra

Young talents of the Solti György Music School and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

1 June 2024, 6.00 p.m. | Solti György Music School, Concert Hall

Programme: pieces by A. Vivaldi, J. S. Bach, F. Krommer, F. Kreisler and S. Rachmaninov

Soloists: students of the Solti György Music School
Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra
Conductor and host of the concert: Zoltán Bolyky

Virtuosos of Debrecen – final concert of the series „Conservatory Evenings” – conducting

28 April 2024, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

Programme:

F. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor - I. Allegro molto appassionato | soloist: Márk Kovács
S. Mercadante: Flute Concerto in e minor – II. Largo, III. Rondo russo | soloist: Teodóra Hetei-Bakó
C. Debussy: Rhapsodie for saxophone and orchestra | soloist: András Paku

A. Dvorák: Symphony in e minor Nr. 9 („From the New World”)

Feat. the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Performance in the Pesti Vigadó

25 March 2024, 7.00 p.m. | Pesti Vigadó

Soprano arias performed by Zsuzsanna: compositions by C. Gounod, G. Puccini, Lehár F. and J. Strauss

Piano accompaniment: Zoltán Bolyky

Pesthidegkút Festival of Chamber Music – member of the jury panel

23 March 2024, 2.00 p.m. | Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria

Participation in the assessment of the performance of the contestants of the regional festival of chamber music

„From student to artist” - conductor and host of the concert

17 Match 2023, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

How does a musician’s career start?
What kind of experiences inspire young talents to commit themselves to classical music and choose it their lifelong vocation?

We will find it out and answer other questions as well in the concert that features currently enrolled and former students and teachers of the Solti György Music School.

Programme: concertos by A. Vivaldi and J. S. Bach

Soloists: Regina Hidvéghi (flute), Ágnes Bartal, Kinga Ugron (violin) and Balázs Ráfi (piano). Each performance will be followed by a conversation with the soloist, complemented by a slideshow.

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

21 January 2024, 5.00 p.m. | Láng Cultural Centre, Auditorium

New Year’s Concert

13 January 2024, 6.00 p.m. | Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”)

Programme: popular compositions by J. Strauss, G. Verdi, J. Brahms, C. Gounod és P. I. Tchaikovsky

Feat. Zsuzsanna Kapi (soprano), Botond Pál (tenor), the Botafogo Dance Ensemble and the Symphony Orchestra of the Dohnányi Ernő Music School

New Year’s Concert in the MOM Cultural Center

10 January 2024, 6.00 p.m. | MOMKult – Performance Hall

Feat. the ensembles of the Solti György Music School, and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Programme of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra: G. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Feat. Brigitta Sveda (piano)

Concert of the Bartók Béla Chamber Choir of Szolnok and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

6 December 2023, 7.00 p.m. | Szolnok, County Hall

Programme: masterpieces by A. Vivaldi, H. Purcell, J. S. Bach, M. Haydn, O. Respighi and F. Poulenc
Feat. Anita Somogyi (soprano), Dóra Libor (flute) and Zsuzsanna Fazekas (piano)
Conductors: Éva Molnár, Boldizsár Kiss, Zoltán Bolyky

„Heavenly Harmonies…” – conductor and host of the concert

3 December 2023, 7.00 p.m. | Szent László Community Center, Budapest

Programme: pieces by A. Vivaldi, H. Purcell, Pál Esterházy, O. Respighi and J. Sibelius
Feat. Mária Lökösházi (soprano)

„Fairytale gardens, mystical nights” – conductor and host of the concert

19 November 2023, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

The concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen is part of the season ticket „Universitas”

Programme:
W. A. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro – excerpts
L. Delibes: Lakmé – Duo des Fleurs
M. de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade – excerpts
Feat. Judit Váradi (piano) and students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the Faculty of Music

Children’s corner, the land of tales – host of the concert that includes a slideshow as well

12 November 2023, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

Fairy-tale characters in the music
Feat. the students and teachers of the Solti György Music School

Guest: Kriszta Kállai Nagy, children's book illustrator

„Let there be Light!” – concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra – conductor and host of the concert

24 October 2023, 7.00 p.m. | Szent László Community Center, Budapest

Programme: pieces by Edvard Grieg, Márk Rózsavölgyi, Albin Leszkovszki, Armand Tóth and András Bolyki
Contemporary composers will be interviewed during the concert.

"Alla ungherese" – Hungarians in the heart of Europe – conductor and host of the concert

8 October 2023, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

Programme: pieces by J. Haydn, J. C. Mertz, V. Monti, F. Liszt, J. Brahms, F. Doppler, P. Járdányi and B. Bartók
Feat. the teachers and the talented students of the Solti György Music School, and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

1 October 2023, 6.00 p.m. | Munkácsy Mihály Cultural Center, Törökbálint

Rehearsing with the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra as training conductor

September - November 2023 | Aba-Novák Agóra, Szolnok

Programme:

A. L. Webber: Requiem
A. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major

... and all the Hungarian Dances by Brahms, in preparation for the future concert in the Wiener Musikverein

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

12-24 July 2023 | University of Debreceni Egyetem, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Programme:

G. Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
R. Wagner: Rienzi Overture
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

J. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
Conductor: Tamás Vásáry

Concerts:
22 July 2023 | Debrecen, Reformed Great Church of Debrecen
23 July 2023 | Bratislava, Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio
24 July 2023 | Budapest, Great Concert Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music

47th Edition of the Békés-Tarhos Music Days – leader of the string orchestra masterclass

June 28 – July 1 2023 | Music School of Békés

The programme of the final concert that takes place on July 1 from 5 p.m. in the Békés Gallery includes compositions for string orchestra by A. Vivaldi, J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, J. Sibelius and M. Kocsár.

Summer Night Serenade – conducting and hosting

11 June 2023, 7.00 p.m. | Szent László Community Center, Budapest

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra
Programme: compositions by W. A. Mozart, P. I. Tchaikovsky, A. Durand, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and J. Strauss
Feat. Fanni Nizalowski (harp) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

15th International Gyula Beliczay Violin and Chamber Music Competition – member of the jury

9 June 2023 | Komarno, Music School

May Melodies – Gala concert

21 May 2023 | MOM Cultural Center, Budapest

At the gala concert the Divertimento Chamber Concert will perform several compositions by J. Strauss.
Solist: Luca Bojtos, singer of the Budapest Operetta Theater

Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – suite

11 May 2023 | Aba-Novák Agóra Cultural Centre, Szolnok

Concerts for the youth of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra, as part of the Lázár Ervin Programme
Narrator: Zoltán Finta
Sand animation: Katalin Matild Nagy

Shakespeare on the opera stage

7 May 2023, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

Musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s works: incidental music and excerpts from operas
Feat. the students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, the orchestra of the Faculty of Music and the Women’s Choir Bárdos Lajos (conductor: Mónika Végh)
Conductor and host of the concert: Zoltán Bolyky

„From student to artist” - conductor and host of the concert

23 April 2023, 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

How does a musician’s career start?
What kind of experiences inspire young talents to commit themselves to classical music and choose it their lifelong vocation?

We will find it out and answer other questions as well in the concert that features currently enrolled and former students and teachers of the Solti György Music School.

Programme: pieces by J. S. Bach and F. Mendelssohn

Solists: Márk Antus (piano), Míra Takácsi-Nagy, Sára Szabó, Noémi Szentimrei (violin), Borbála Bede (flute), Brigitta Sveda (piano). Each performance will be followed by a conversation with the solist, complemented by a slideshow.

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

„Christ is risen, alleluia!”

16 April 2023, 7.00 p.m. | Szent László Community Center, Budapest

The programme of the Easter concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra includes works by J. S. Bach and G. F. Händel

Solists: Beatrix Balogh (flute), Bence Horváth (trumpet), Sára Szabó and Noémi Szentimrei (violin)

Pesthidegkút Festival of Chamber Music – member of the jury panel

25 March 2023, 2.00 p.m. | Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria

Participation in the assessment of the performance of the contestants of the regional festival of chamber music

Final concert as part of the PhD defence of Zsuzsanna Németh

24 March 2023, 7.30 p.m. | Great Concert Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music

J. S. Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29
Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – a series of concerts for the youth, organized by Kelet-Magyarországi Filharmónia

21-24 March 2023 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

Feat. Szolnok Symphony Orchestra
Storyteller: Zsuzsanna Danyi
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

G. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

18 March 2023, 7.30 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall

Feat. the students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, the Women’s Choir Bárdos Lajos (conductor: Mónika Végh) and the string orchestra of the Faculty of Music
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Ramón Vargas’ vocal masterclass, organized by Coopera – repetiteur

12-18 February 2023 | Benczúr Ház, Auditorium, Budapest

Singers: Zsófia Kálnay, PéterBalczó, Gergely Boncsér, Li Cheng, Antal Cseh, Krisztián Szenthelyi

Programme: opera arias by W. A. Mozart, G. Donizetti, V. Bellini, G. Verdi and G. Puccini

Rehearsing with the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra as training conductor

20-24 January 2023 | Aba-Novák Agóra, Szolnok

Programme:

A. Shor: A Musical Pilgrimage – cello concerto
S. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minore

Day of the Hungarian Culture – festive event of the city of Szolnok

22 January 2023, 6.00 p.m. | Szigligeti Theatre, Szolnok

Concert featuring the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra and the Bartók Béla Chamber Choir

Programme: compositions of Zoltán Kodály and József Karai

New Year’s Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Dohnány Ernő Music School

6 January 2023, 6.00 p.m. | Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”)

Programme: popular compositions by J. Strauss, G. Donizetti, A. Dvorák, F. Doppler, J. Offenbach and G. Puccini

Feat. Zsuzsanna Kapi (soprano), Rita Draskóczy-Makó and Bernadett Boros (flute), and the Botafogo Dance Ensemble

Forest sounds… | Concert with a focus on nature-related pieces of music – host of the concert

20 November 2022, 5.00 p.m. | MOMKult

Students and teachers of the Solti György Music School perform compositions that imitate the sounds of nature. At the concert the audience will be able to see photos of our guest, nature photographer Dr. Zita Tóth as well.

„Vivi ancora…” – aria concert of Mária Bordás (soprano)

15 November 2022, 7.00 p.m. | Benczúr Ház, Budapest

Heroines of the Romantic operas

Programme: excerpts from the operas by G. Bizet, U. Giordano, J. Massenet, G. Puccini, R. Wagner and G. Verdi

Feat. Kornélia Bakos (mezzosoprano)
Piano accompaniment: Zoltán Bolyky
Host of the concert: László Gombos music historian

Debussy Marathon – artistic leader and conductor

13 November 2022, 4.00 to 9.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Programme:

4.00 p.m. „La cathédrale engloutie” (The Sunken Cathedral) | Compositions of Debussy for piano

5.00 p.m. „How to paint with the human voice” | Songs written by Debussy

6.00 p.m. „What is your impression, Claude?” | Impressionism in painting – a lecture in art history

7.00 p.m. „Fauns and sirens” | Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Feat. the Women’s Choir Bárdos Lajos (conductor: Mónika Végh) and Panna Szöllősy Vágó (harp)

„Vivi ancora…” – aria concert of Mária Bordás (soprano)

24 October 2022, 7.00 p.m. | Óbudai Társaskör

Heroines of the Romantic operas

Programme: excerpts from the operas by G. Bizet, U. Giordano, J. Massenet, G. Puccini, R. Wagner and G. Verdi

Feat. Kornélia Bakos (mezzosoprano)
Piano accompaniment: Zoltán Bolyky
Host of the concert: Endre Tóth music historian

Concert in memoriam Rudolf Maros

17 October 2022, 7.00 p.m. | Aba-Novák Agóra Cultural Centre, Szolnok

Concert of contemporary music as part of the season ticket Fantázia of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra

Programme:

Rudolf Maros:
Serenade for wind trio
Symphony for strings (1956)
Bassoon concerto (1954)
Lament (1969)
Musica da ballo (1961)

Feat. Katalin Vámosi (soprano) and Ramóna Tóth (bassoon)
Conductors: Zoltán Bolyky and Kanai Toshifumi

Students and peers | Kodály 140' – conductor and host of the concert

10 October 2022, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center, Performance Hall

Programme: compositions by Béla Bartók, László Bojtár, Ferenc Farkas, Pál Járdányi, Rezső Kókai, György Ránki, Leó Weiner and Zoltán Kodály

Feat. the talented students and the ensembles of the Solti György Music School, and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Wind concert of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra – conductor

26 September 2022, 7.00 p.m. | County Hall – Auditorium, Szolnok

Programme:
A. Dvorák: Serenade for winds in D minor
R. Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments, Op. 7.
R. Strauss: Suite for 13 wind instruments, Op. 4.

Masterclass of Ramón Vargas and Dolora Zajick – répétiteur

8-14 August 2022 | Kodály Zoltán Secondary School of Music, Debrecen

The final concert takes place as part of the Debrecen Festival on 14 August 2022 from 8.30 p.m. on the Nagyerdei Open Air Stage.

Programme: arias from the operas of W. A. Mozart, G. Donizetti, V. Bellini, G. Verdi, F. Cilea and G. Puccini

Feat. the participants of the masterclass: Orsolya Ferenczy, Zsófia Kálnay, Péter Balczó and Charles Styles, enrolled at the Ken Querns-Langley Bel Canto Vocal Studio, London

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

12-25 July 2022 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Programme:

Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Marosszék
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts:
23 July 2022 | Debrecen, Kölcsey Center
24 July 2022 | Pécs, Garden of the Bishop’s Palace
25 July 2022 | Budapest, Great Concert Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music

Excerpts from operas and operettas

25 June 2022, 9.00 p.m. | Tihany

Compositions of Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, J. Strauss, F. Lehár and I. Kálmán

Solists: Mónika Fischl, Szilvia Szilágyi, Zsolt Homonnay, István Rácz, Sándor Berki
Piano accompaniment: Zoltán Bolyky

A concert dedicated to the compositions of Péter Zombola, representing the city of Debrecen in the series „Városkapu” of the House of Hungarian Music

11 June 2022, 6.00 p.m. | House of Hungarian Music

I will conduct the world premiere of the Suite for chamber orchestra (preceded by the Suite for saxophone orchestra, Chaconne and Canzona).

Feat. the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

14th International Gyula Beliczay Violin and Chamber Music Competition – member of the jury

3 June 2022 | Komarno, Officers’ Pavilion

Rehearsing with the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra as training conductor

May and June 2022 | Szolnok
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major

Talents of the Solti György Music School – host and conductor of the concert

28 May 2022, 7.00 p.m. | Solti György Music School

Concertos of J. Ch. Bach, J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi and W. A. Mozart

Solists: Zsófia Botka (flute), Ágoston Bede, Júlia Zsófia Nagy, Janka Péri (piano)

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

György Orbán: Passion in Hungarian language

7 April 2022, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debreceni Egyetem, Faculty of Music – Liszt Hall

Performed by the Canticum Novum Chamber Choir (conductor: Ágnes Török), the Women’s Choir Bárdos and the men’s choir of the faculty (conductor: Mónika Végh), and the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Solists: Andrea Losonczky, Gergely Dargó, Benjámin Bozi and György Andrássy – currently enrolled and graduated students of the faculty

Feat.: Hedvig Jakab (organ)

„From student to artist” - conductor and host of the concert

27 March 2022, 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

How does a musician’s career start?
What kind of experiences inspire young talents to commit themselves to classical music and choose it their lifelong vocation?
We will find it out and answer other questions as well in the concert that features currently enrolled and former students and teachers of the Solti György Music School.

Programme: pieces by G. B. Pergolesi, G. F. Händel, W. A. Mozart and F. Mendelssohn

Solists: Emma Bodor (flute), Jakab Perczel (piano), Emese Bohus (violin), Kamilla Fosztó (oboe) and Zsófia Staszny (soprano). Each performance will be followed by a conversation with the solist, complemented by a slideshow.

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Pesthidegkút Festival of Chamber Music – member of the jury panel

19 March 2022, 2.00 p.m. | Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria

Participation in the assessment of the performance of the contestants of the regional festival of chamber music.

„Bach for Everyone” Festival – „Zene-fere” Club

18 March 2022, 4.00 p.m. | Hegyvidék Cultural Salon

Conversation with Zalán Kovács, director of the „Bach for Everyone” Festival on my professional and private life

Guest conductor of the final concert of a violin competition and lecturer of an orchestra master class on the invitation of the JAMK University of Applied Sciences

4-10 March 2022 | JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä (Finland)

Programme:
Beriot: Violin concerto in G major, Op. 76
Bruch: Violin concerto in g minor, Op. 26
Wieniawski: Violin concerto in d minor, Op. 22
Viotti: Violin concerto in a minor, No. 22

Advent concert – conductor and host

18 December 2021, 5.00 p.m. | Ács Károly Cultural Centre, Ráckeve

A selection of pieces of chamber music by A. Vivaldi, A. Corelli and W. Amadeus Mozart

Feat. Ágnes Bartal (violin) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

„Heavenly Harmonies…”

5 December 2021, 6.00 p.m. | Reformed Great Church of Debrecen

Pál Esterházy: Harmonia Caelestis – excerpts

Solists: the students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the University of Debrecen
Feat. Gergő Csorba (organ) and the chamber orchestra consisting of the students of the Faculty of Music

Dances from Bach to Bartók – host of the concert that includes a slideshow as well

21 November 2021, 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

A special selection of compositions (performed by the students of the Solti György Music School) that represent different types of dance that appear in the history of classical music – from the typical allemande of the Baroque suites to the sensual tango and to the folk dances arranged by Béla Bartók.

„Let’s ask the composer!” –interactive concert of contemporary music – conducting and hosting

13 November 2021, 7.00 p.m. | Solti György Music School

Programme:
János Vajda: Sinfonietta
Barna Szabó: Korálfantázia
Tímea Dragony: Gwethyr
Péter Tóth: Divertimento

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Young solists – Symphony gala featuring young talents of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

10 November 2021, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music – Liszt Hall

Programme:
G. Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri – overture
W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major (K. 313) – I. Allegro | Solist: Bernadett Kaszás
E. Séjourné: Concerto for Vibraphone – 1st movement | Solist: Levente Tóth
W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major (K. 622) – I. Allegro | Solist: Dorina Fanni Kokics
J. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major – I. Allegro | Solist: Kornél Kóczon
Béla Kovács: Sholem Alekhem, Rov Freidman | Solist: Dezső Boldizsár Török

Feat. the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Melodies from Italy…

4 October 2021, 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center, Performance Hall

Masterpieces by A. Corelli, L. Boccherini, G. Verdi and O. Respighi

Feat. Mária Bordás (soprano) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Anniversary gala of the Bel Canto Opera Ensemble

25 September 2021, 5.00 p.m. | Aranytíz Cultural Center, Great Hall

Programme: excerpts from the operas of H. Purcell, C. W. Gluck, W. A. Mozart, V. Bellini and G. Verdi

Solists: Sára Banai, Ildikó Szakács, Zsófia Staszny, Katalin Vámosi, Dávid Tarnai, Yanis Benabdallah Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

The concert takes place as part of the arts festival „Belvárosi Művészeti Napok”.

Baroque cantatas (will take place at a later date)

17 May 2020, 3.00 p.m. | Cistercian Church to St. Emeric

Programme:

A. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus – cantata
J. S. Bach: Cantata Nr. 51 - "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”

Performers: Anna Subedi (soprano), Bernadett Nagy (contralto), László Borsódy (trumpet), and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Rossini: La Cenerentola – shortened version – director and conductor (will take place at a later date)

4 April 2020, 6.00 p.m. – University of Debrecen

Cast:

Feat. the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra

Händel: Messiah

29 February 2020, 7.30 p.m. | St. Anne's Cathedral – Debrecen
1 March 2020, 6.00 p.m. | Holy Angels Church in Gazdagrét – Budapest

Solists: Zsuzsanna Kapi, Szilvia Standi, Lilla Takács (soprano), Szilvia Szilágyi as guest (contralto), Csaba Grega (tenor), György Andrássy (bariton)

Feat. the Canticum Novum Chamber Choir (conductor: Ágnes Török) and the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

New Year’s Concert in the MOM Cultural Center

13 January 2020, 6.00 p.m. | MOMKult – Performance Hall

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1-2.

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

New Year’s Concert

4 January 2020, 6.00 p.m.| Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”)

Popular compositions by G. Bizet and J. Strauss

Solist: Erika Gál (mezzosoprano)

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

12-23 July, 2019. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Programme:

Borodin: Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Schumann: Symphony No. 3. („Rhenish”)

Gala concert „Hazulról hazaiaknak” (Concert of Transsylvanian talents for the domestic audience)

30 June 2019, 7.00 p.m. | Miercurea Ciuc, Cultural Center

Excerpts from compositions by Saint-Saëns, Liszt, Verdi, Bartók and Kodály – conductor and host of the concert

Performers: the young talents from Transsylvania and the Ciuc Chamber Orchestra

Final concert of the season with the Satu Mare Philharmonic Orchestra

27 June 2019, 7.00 p.m. | Concert Hall of the Satu Mare Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: excerpts from compositions by Bizet, Verdi, Puccini and J. Strauss

Solists: Frencise Vivien Erndt, Andrea Losonczki, Gergely Dargó, György Andrássy

11th International Gyula Beliczay Violin and Chamber Music Competition – member of the jury

24 May 2019 – Komarno, Officers’ Pavilion

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

6 and 7 May 2019 7.00 p.m. | Csokonai Theatre – Debrecen

Cast:

Susanna | Blanka Bede / Eszter Sándor
Figaro | Imre Donkó / György Andrássy
Countess Almaviva | Frencise Vivien Erndt / Klaudia Kuczmog
Count Almaviva | Norbert Antoni / Norbert Aronescu
Cherubin | Júlia Csejtei-Varga / Zsófia Janovitz
Marcellina | Hanna Góré / Diána Hajdú

Feat. the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

„From student to artist…”

14 April 2019 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Centre

The Divertimento Chamber Orchestra accompanies the alumni, students and teachers of the Solti György Music School:

Rebeka Takács (clarinet)
Léna Ruisz (violin)
Viktória Metykó (flute)

Programme: compositions by Vivaldi, Händel and Stamitz

Between the numbers the performing soloists are interviewed about their professional background, crucial experiences and future plans.

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra in Arad (Romania)

3 April 2019 6.00 p.m. | Arad, Town Hall

Programme: compositions for chamber orchestra by Mozart, Grieg, Bartók and Weiner

Suites and operas from the time of Bach

23 March 2019 6.00 p.m. | Szentendre Town Hall

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra (complemented by a slideshow), that takes place in the context of the Festival „Bach for Everyone”

Programme: compositions by J. S. Bach, H. Purcell, G. F. Händel and C. W. Gluck

Soloists:
Beatrix Belováry – flute
Tímea Tímár – soprano
Eszter Balogh – mezzosoprano

Purcell: Dido és Aeneas

20 February 2019 7.00 p.m. | University of Debreceni Egyetem, Faculty of Music – Liszt Hall

Cast:
Dido | Diána Hajdú
Aeneas | György Andrássy
Belinda | Eszter Sándor
Handmaiden | Zsófia Bácskay-Szarvas
Sorceress | Frencise Erndt
First witch | Andrea Kiss
Second witch | Lilla Takács
Spirit | Csaba Grega
Sailor | Benjámin Bozi

Feat.: the Chamber Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen and the Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) Continuo: Botond Antal - cello, Péter Lakatos - harpsichord

Singing teacher: Andrea Ujvárosi

Competition of the most talented students of the Nyíregyháza Secondary School of Arts – member of the jury

5 February 2019 6.00 p.m. | Nyíregyháza, Secondary School of Arts

Other members of the jury:

József Bazsinka – tuba player, holder of the Liszt prize, member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Dr. János Szabó– clarinet player, professor of the University of Debrecen

The Universitas Ring is handed over by Dr. Zoltán Sándor, director of the „Bartók Béla” Institute of Music of the University of Miskolc

Concert in celebration of the Day of the Hungarian Culture

22 January 2019 6.00 p.m. | Szigetszentmiklós, Cultural Centre

Programme: compositions by Béla Bartók, Leó Weiner and György Orbán

Feat.: the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra for children

22 January 2019 10.00 a.m. | „Prohászka Ottokár” Roman Catholic Secondary School, Budakeszi

Programme: compositions for chamber orchestra by Márk Rózsavölgyi, Béla Bartók and Leó Weiner

Feat.: members of the Bihari János Folk Dance Ensemble

New Year’s Concert in the MOM Cultural Center

13 January 2019 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

Programme: waltzes and polkas by J. Strauss, highlights from the stage works of Donizetti and Lehár

Feat.: Zsófia Staszny (soprano) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

New Year’s Concert in the Sportkastély

4 January 2019 6.00 p.m. | Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”), Budapest

Programme: popular compositions by Csajkovszkij, Rossini, Verdi and J. Strauss

Soloists: Judit Anna Kiss (mezzosoprano), András Kiss (bass-baritone)

Vivaldi: Gloria – First Sunday of Advent

2 December 2018 6.00 p.m. | Reformed Great Church of Debrecen

Feat.: Edit Hruby (soprano), Francesca Provvisionato (mezzosoprano), Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) and the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

50th anniversary concert

19 November 2018 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

The Divertimento Chamber Orchestra plays a selection of the pieces performed in the previous years:

Programme: excerpts from the compositions by Purcell, Mozart, Gounod, Grieg, Bizet and Puccini

World heritage in music

27 October 2018, 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center – artistic director and host

At our concert music and a photo slideshow take the audience to European World Heritage sites.

The internationally known natural sites and building complexes listed by the Unesco will be matched with pieces written by classical composers linked to the specific region.

Feat.: artists of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra and their students

„In the Land of Myths”

29 September 2018, 6.00 p.m. | Nádor Hall – conductor and host of the concert

At our orchestral concert complemented by a slideshow characters of the Greek and Roman mythology come alive with the help of the music of Monteverdi, Händel, Purcell, Gluck, Mozart and Gounod.

Feat.: the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Masterclass for outstanding young Transsylvanian – Mentor of the talents, teacher and coordinator of the work of the teachers of the masterclass

27 August – 1 September 2018 | Lunca de Jos (Gyimesközéplok), Romania

Other teachers of the masterclass:
Lóránt Kovács – holder of the Liszt prize, Meritorious Artist – flute
György Lakatos – teacher at the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School – violin
Mrs. Ildikó Schmidt Megyimórecz – teacher at the Faculty of Music of the University of Pécs, holder of the Artisjus prize – piano
Levente Molnár – holder of the Liszt prize, member of the ensemble of the Opernhaus Zürich – vocal studies

Gala concert with the Virtuosos

25 August 2018, 7.00 p.m. / Miercurea Ciuc, Cultural Center

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from the concertos and operas by Mozart, Erkel, Lalo, de Falla, Wagner, Massenet and Piazzolla

Soloists: Levente Molnár and Viktória Mester (singers), and young talents from Transsylvania who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok

Featuring: the Ciuc Chamber Orchestra

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

12-24 July, 2018 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Dates and venues of the concert tour:
24 July 2018 – Kölcsey Center, Debrecen
25 July 2017 – Városmajor Open-air Stage, Budapest
26 July 2018 – Anna Grand Hotel, Balatonfüred
27 July 2018 – Ljubljana (Slovenia), Concert Hall of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme:
Manuel De Falla: The three-cornered hat – Suite nr. 2
Franz Liszt: Piano concerto in E-flat major
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – suite

Feat.: Ivana Damjanov

10th International Gyula Beliczay Violin and Chamber Music Competition – member of the jury

8 June 2018 – Komarno, Matica House

The solo violin and chamber music categories of the international competition now in its tenth year are open for young talents.

President of the jury: Ádám Medveczky – conductor, recipient of the Kossuth, the Liszt and the Prima Primissima prize

Young Soloists of the University of Debrecen

26 April 2018 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music – Liszt Hall

A. Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for two guitars and orchestra RV 532 - I. Allegro
W. A. Mozart: Horn concerto in E-flat major K 495 - I. Allegro maestoso
W. A. Mozart: Bassoon concerto in B-flat major K 191 - I. Allegro
C. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
E. Séjourné: Marimba concerto – Mov. 2
S. Rachmaninov: Piano concerto nr. 2 - I. Moderato

Featuring: Tímea Solymári, Gergő Tóth (guitar), Péter Etele Koncz (horn), András Földesi (bassoon), Hanna Jantyik (flute), Erik Lengyel (marimba), Aitor Cano Ramos (piano), and the Symphony Orchestra of Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

„From student to artist…”

7 April 2018, 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center – conductor and host of the concert

Programme:
compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, György Orbán and Katalin Szalai

Featuring: Tünde Kirkósa, Tamás Kirkósa (cello), Gerda Kocsis (double bass), Sebestyén Nagy (piano), Aliz Szeitl (flute), and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Spring Festival in Szentendre

24 March 2018, 6.00 p.m. | Szentendre, Town Hall

Programme:
chamber music compositions of A. Vivaldi, Ph. E. Bach, W. A. Mozart and Leó Weiner

Featuring: Aliz Szeitl (flute) and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

"Let’s ask the composer!"

4 March 2018 11.00 a.m. | Hungarian National Gallery

Interactive concert of contemporary music – conducting and hosting

Programme:
György Orbán: Ball Music for Count Rasumoffsky
Dávid Magda: Siciliano (world premiere)
Katalin Szalai: Kabrió – for piano and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Apor Szüts: Tango à la grotesque
Zoltán Bánfalvi: Divertimento – Allegro molto energico

Featuring: Sebestyén Nagy, Apor Szüts (piano), and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Mozart: The Magic Flute – a shortened version

15 February 2018, 6.30 p.m. | Satu Mare, Philharmonia Concert Hall

Performance of the Music Faculty of the University of Debrecen

Cast: see below, at the performance of 26 October 2017.

"Tempo di Verbunkos"

14 January 2018 6.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

The New Year’s concert of the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

The programme includes compositions that were inspired by folk music::
M. Rózsavölgyi: First Hungarian Round Dance
B. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
L. Weiner L.: Divertimento
Z. Kodály: Rondo for chamber orchestra
J. Karai: Evening songs

Feat.: the Bihari János Folk Dance Ensemble

New Year’s Concert

5 January 2018 6.00 p.m. | Pestszentimre Arena („Sportkastély”), Budapest

Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Ernő Dohnányi Music School and the Budapest String Orchestra

Programme: popular works of J. Strauss, E. Grieg, G. Bizet, P. I. Tchaikovsky, F. Lehár and R. Dyens

Feat.: Luca Bojtos (soprano), Zoltán Draskóczy (guitar)

Advent melodies

9 December 2017 7.00 p.m. | Kodály Centre, Pécs

Benefit concert featuring Ferenc Molnár ’Caramel’ and the Virtuosos – artistic director

Feat.: the Chamber Choir of the „Mátyás Király Utca” Primary School of Pécs (conductor: Anita Módos) and the String Orchestra of Pécs

Conductor: Győri Kornél

World premiere of a psalm cantata on the first Sunday of Advent

3 December 2017 6.00 p.m. | Reformed Great Church of Debrecen

Premiere of the oratorio „Hereditas nostra” written by Ádám Mike and Dániel Fekete

Feat.: Eszter Sándor (soprano), Norbert Antoni (bariton), Ferenc Sipos (narrator), Dániel Sárosi (organ), and the following choirs:

Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) Chamber Choir Modus Novus (conductor: Mónika Végh) Group Canto Armonico (conductor: Tibor Zsengellér) Children’s Choir of the „Ferenc Kölcsey” Primary School of the Reformed Church (conductor: Péter Vad)

and the Symphony Orchestra of Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Kodály 135'

18 November 2017 5.00 p.m. | MOM Cultural Center

Artistic director and host of a concert that showcases some highlights from Kodály’s oeuvre

Feat. the Girls Choir, the students and the artist teachers of the Solti György Music School
Choir conductor: Emese Zulauf

Also performing: Zsófia Staszny, soprano soloist, winner of the Annie Fischer scholarship

Guest: Borbála Szirányi, teacher at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét

Mozart: The Magic Flute – a shortened version

26 October 2017 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Soloists (students of the Faculty of Music):

Sarastro - Ákos Jasznik
Tamino - Gergely Dargó
Queen of the Night – Laura Keresztes
Pamina – Eszter Sándor
First lady - Frencise Erndt
Second lady – Júlia Varga
Third lady – Dóra Peták
Priest - Miklós Orosz
Papageno – György Andrássy
Papagena – Blanka Bede
Monostatos – Benjámin Bozi
First child-spirit – Tamara Nagy
Second child-spirit – Blanka Tornyi
Third child-spirit – Bettina Budai

Feat.: the Symphony Orchestra and the Mixed Choir of the Faculty of Music

Artistic director: Dr. Éva Mohos Nagy
Directors: István Pinczés, recipient of the Jászai Mari prize, László Miske, recipient of the Jászai Mari prize

Masterclass for outstanding young Transsylvanian talents and their teachers

13-18 August 2017 | Lunca de Jos (Gyimesközéplok), Romania

Mentor of the talents, teacher and coordinator of the work of the teachers of the masterclass:

Lóránt Kovács – holder of the Liszt prize, Meritorious Artist - flute
György Lakatos – teacher at the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School – violin
Mrs. Ildikó Schmidt Megyimórecz – teacher at the Faculty of Music of the University of Pécs, holder of the Artisjus prize – piano
Levente Molnár - holder of the Liszt prize, member of the ensemble of the Opernhaus -singing
Beáta Tornyi – teacher and leader of the department of strings at the Solti György Music School – violin

Gala concert with the Virtuosos

12 August 2017, 7.00 p.m. | Miercurea Ciuc, Cultural Center

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from the concertos and operas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Puccini and Bartók

Soloists: Levente Molnár and Viktória Mester (singers), and young talents from Transsylvania who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok

Featuring: the Ciuc Chamber Orchestra

Festival of the Arts at the Gyula Castle Theater – Concerto with the Virtuosos

19 July 2017, 8.30 p.m. | Gyula Castle Theater

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Paganini, de Falla, Glinka, Piazzolla, József Karai and Apor Szüts

Soloists: Anna Sofia Bonino (violin), Eszter Holozsai (flute), Tamás Kökény (double bass), Bianka Szauer (harp), Apor Szüts (piano)

Featuring: the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Young Musicians’ Summer Academy

14-23 July, 2017 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with
Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Dates and venues of the concert tour:
23 July 2017 – Debrecen, Kölcsey Center
24 July 2017 – Bratislava, Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio
25 July 2017 – Galanta, Cultural Center
26 July 2017 – Budapest Summer Festival – Városmajor Open-air Stage
27 July 2017 – Eisenstadt, Schloss Esterházy - Haydn hall

Programme:

F. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Z. Kodály: Three songs, op. 14 – soloist: Gergely Biri (tenor)
Z. Kodály: Dances of Marosszék

G. Bizet: Carmen Suite Nos. 1-2

Symphonic Discoveries

30 April 2017, 6.00 p.m. | Palace of Arts

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Concert of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra

R. Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No.1
G. Holst: Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra
P. Sarasate: Navarra, op. 33
E. Chabrier: España - Rhapsody for orchestra
A. Piazzolla: Aconcagua - Bandoneón Concerto
Featuring: Júlia Pusker, Ágnes Pusker (violin), Mihály Demeniv (accordion)

Concert in memoriam Zoltán Kováts, conductor and retired college associate professor

23 April 2017, 7.00 p.m. | University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music

Liszt Hall Concert of the Symhony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

F. Schubert: Sympony No. 8. in B minor („Unfinished”)
A. Dvorák: Rondo for Cello and Orchestra
W. A. Mozart: Symphony in C major („Jupiter”)

Featuring: Dávid Hauck (cello)

„Magic of Fire”

20-22 March 2017 | Schools and cultural centres in Miskolc, Edelény, Ózd, Tokaj and Kazincbarcika

Concert series for young audience of the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, organized by Filharmónia Magyarország

The programme includes excerpts from the following pieces:
G. F. Händel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
J. Haydn: Symphony No. 59 in A major („Fire”)
L. v. Beethoven: Battle Symphony
J. Strauss: Feuerfest polka
F. Liszt: Dante Symphony
A. Scriabin: Prometheus
M. de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from the ballet „El amor brujo”

Host: Antal Flach

„Gradus ad Publicum”

26 February 2017, 7.00 p.m. | Marczibányi Téri Művelődési Központ

Concert series featuring young talents, hosted by Gábor Eckhardt, who gives a short introduction to the pieces

A. Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F major
J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major
J. Haydn: Cello concerto in C major
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

Featuring: Benjámin Dolfin (bassoon), Máté Puskás (piano), Benedek Dolfin (cello), Julianna Gaál, Eszter Gaál (violin) and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Infonik – New Year’s Concert

3 February 2017, 7.30 p.m. | Pesti Vigadó

Celebration of the artistic talent through generations

Compositions of A. Vivaldi, L. v. Beethoven, D. Shostakovich, G. Puccini, A. Piazzolla, Edit Piaf, Apor Szüts and Ákos Zarándy

Soloists: Erika Miklósa, Ági Szalóki (singers), Anasztázia Razvaljajeva (harp)

Young talents who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok: Bianka Szauer (harp), Mihály Demeniv and his family (accordion), Apor Szüts (piano), Tamás Kökény (double bass), Gyula Váradi (violin)

Dancers: Ishihara Kyoko, Zsolt Kovács, Judit Somos and Lucas Molina Gazcon

Ensembles: Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra, Vox Mirabilis Chamber Choir

Schedule