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Academy of Music
1061 Budapest Liszt Ferenc tér 8.
342-0179
1061 Budapest Liszt Ferenc tér 8.
342-0179
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Orchestral concerts March 17th Academy of Music, 7:30 pm Dvořák: Slavonic Dances No. 1, 5, 6 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 Conductor: Lawrence Foster With: David Lefèvre / violin It was the fortune of the Armenian-born millionaire, Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869-1955), the biggest patron of Portuguese art that formed the basis of the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. The Foundation operates a permanent museum, supports and finances charitable institutions, educational programmes and various art projects. The symphony orchestra founded in 1962 has become the leading ensemble in the Portuguese music world and, following the example of the Portuguese navigators and explorers of the past, has travelled to almost forty continents on four continents. The ensemble is coming to Budapest under the direction of its music director, the outstanding American conductor Lawrence Foster. (With the support of Instituto Camões.)
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Orchestral concerts March 18th Academy of Music, 7:45 pm
Richard Strauss evening with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Till Eulenspiegel Horn concerto No. 2 Salome – Dance of the Seven Veils Ariadne auf Naxos – Ariadne’s aria ("Es gibt ein Reich") Ariadne auf Naxos – final scene Conductor: Iván Fischer
With: Szabolcs Zempléni / horn, Jane Eaglen (Ariadne), Robert Dean Smith (Bacchus), Virginie Pochon (Echo), Claudia Mahnke (Dryade), Valerie Condoluci (Naiade) / voice |
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Chamber evenings March 24th Academy of Music, 7:30 pm Steve Reich: Six Marimbas Steve Reich: Sextet Rolf Wallin: Stonewave Gordon Stout: Route 666 Bulgarian folk music With: György Oravecz, Boglárka Fábry / piano, Mátyás Szabó, László Tömösközi / percussion The Amadina percussion ensemble, whose members are Károly Bojtos, Aurél Holló, Zoltán Rácz and Zoltán Váczi, takes its name from a traditional Ugandan instrument. Since its formation in 1984, Amadinda has played a prominent role in Hungarian concert life and at international festivals. Their concerts feature many 20th century percussion compositions, in addition to transcriptions of string, keyboard and other works from earlier eras. They are also noted exponents of traditional non-European music from Africa, Asia and Polynesia. Amadinda has given numerous world and Hungarian premières. The four musicians have worked with Steve Reich, John Cage, Péter Eötvös and many other composers. Amadinda’s artistic director is Zoltán Rácz. They have received many awards for their work: Stipendium Prize ( Darmstadt, 1984), Gaudeamus Music Competition (Rotterdam, 1985), Hungarian Composer’s Society Prize (1986), Record of the Year (1987), Liszt Prize (1988), ARTISJUS Copyright Office Prize (1991, 1998), Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (1997), Kossuth Prize (2004).
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Chamber evenings March 27th Academy of Music, 7:30 pm
50th anniversary of the Bartók Quartet
Haydn: String quartet in G major, op. 77/1 Bartók: String quartet No. 4 Schumann: Piano quintet in E flat major, op. 44 With: Zoltán Kocsis / piano The best vintage quartet of the noblest genre.
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Orchestral concerts March 28th Academy of Music, 7:30 pm
Ingrid Kertesi (voice) and Gábor Boldoczki (trumpet)
Pergolesi: Concerto in G major, No. 1 Tartini: Trumpet concerto in D major Haydn: L'infedelta delusa / Deceit Outwitted - Vespina’s aria Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne - "Eternal source" Handel: Samson - "Let the bright Seraphim" Bach: Brandenburg concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 Bach: Cantata No. 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen", BWV 51 The young trumpeter hailed as the successor to Maurice André and the most acclaimed Hungarian coloratura soprano, Ingrid Kertesi invite lovers of Baroque music to a very special concert.
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Other events March 29th Academy of Music, 7:30 pm
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Conductor: Taijiro Iimori
With: Noriko Sasaki, Satomi Kano, Masatoshi Uehara, Masakazu Sano / voice, Danubia Symphony Orchestra, All Nippon Beethoven 9th Symphony Choir Japan, Cantemus Choir (choirmaster: Soma Szabó), Estonian National Male Choir (choirmaster: Hirvo Surva) |
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Orchestral concerts March 30th Academy of Music, 7:45 pm Zemlinsky: The Mermaid Beethoven: Piano concerto No. 5 Conductor: Hans Graf With: Stephen Kovacevich / piano You can meet one of the best Beethoven pianists of our age, and the mermaid is quite something too.
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Orchestral concerts March 31st Academy of Music, 7:45 pm Zemlinsky: The Mermaid Beethoven: Piano concerto No. 5 Conductor: Hans Graf With: Stephen Kovacevich / piano You can meet one of the best Beethoven pianists of our age, and the mermaid is quite something too.
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