Kodály Philharmonics awaits the audience to its next classical music concert at the Great Hall of Kölcsey Center on the 27th of February from 7.00 p.m. The program of the excellent guest conductor, although it features the works of three authors,  is permeated by the spirit of Ferenc Liszt as a common denominator. Program:  Borogyn: In the Deserts of Central Asia Liszt: Dance of Death  Glazunov: II. (f minor) symphony, op.16. Contributor: József Balog - piano / Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Anton Shaburov (Russia) Tickets can be purchased via this link  Date: 27 February, 7.00 p.m. Location: Great Hall of Kölcsey Center Source: Kodaly Filharmonia  

The University of Debrecen's Faculty of Music Conservatory Evenings concert series continues. On the next occasion, violinist Hermina Szabó and pianist Judit Váradi will give a joint concert on the 29th of February at 7.00 p.m. in Liszt Hall. Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in C minor BWV 1017 Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major Op. posth. 137 No. 1. Camille Saint-Saëns: Dances Macabre Op. 40. Jenő Hubay: Violin solo Kornél Ábrányi: What the castle ruins tell us - Music picture Béla Kéler: Farewell to Lower Hungary Astor Piazzolla: Café 1930 Astor Piazzolla: Bordel 1900 For ticket prices and how to buy tickets, please find information here. Date:29 February, 7.00 p.m. Location: Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall Source: dehir.hu

Kodály Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra awaits the audience for the next concert in the concert series conducted by permanent conductor Tibor Bényi on the 5th of March from 7.00 p.m. Programme: J. S. Bach: III (G major) "Brandenburg Concerto" BWV 1048 J. S. Bach: Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 / J. S. Bach: "Ich habe genug" BWV 82 - Church Cantata / J. S. Bach: Suite in D major, BWV 1068 Contributors: Dániel Somogyi-Tóth, Chief Music Director of the City of Debrecen - piano accompaniment, Daisy Laura Tarnóc - vocals Conductor: Tibor Bényi About the performance: As a result of the musical fashions of recent decades, the performance of almost the entire Baroque and Classical repertoire has been entrusted to specialists in the so-called early music ensembles. Contemporary symphony orchestras relatively rarely undertake to perform pre-19th century composers, fearing that their performance style will lack authenticity. It is therefore particularly gratifying that the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra is devoting an entire concert to the art of J.S. Bach, demonstrating that, for a valid interpretation, in addition to the knowledge of contemporary playing styles and phrasing, a performer's individuality and imagination are still required for valid interpretation. Date: 5 March, 7.00 […]

The Debrecen Symphonic Band, the wind orchestra of the Debrecen University's Faculty of Music, will perform a concert in honour of International Women's Day as the next event of the Universitas-Debrecen concert series on the 7th of March from 7 p.m. Programme: Carlos Marquez: Cassiopeia Franco Cesarini: Harlequin Alain Boublil-Claude Michel Schönberg: Les Misérables (Arr: Marcel Peeters) József Sárvári: The Knights of the Valley (conducted by Andrea Daru) John Lennon-Takashi Hoshide: Imagine Philip Sparke: Klezmer Carnival Omega-Szilágyi Miklós: Omega for Life Gyula Bekker conducting. For more information about the concert and ticket prices, please  click here. The Debrecen Symphonic Band is a wind orchestra that plays a significant role in training brass, woodwind, and percussion students at the University of Debrecen. The band's main task is to support the conducting practice of students participating in the unique master's program in conducting and wind orchestra at the University of Debrecen. The band's repertoire includes historical Hungarian marches, contemporary Hungarian works, as well as notable international wind orchestra pieces and their arrangements. Date: 7 March, 7 p.m Location: University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music Source:dehir.hu

Hot Paprika Comedy and MODEM await the audience to English Stand-Up Comedy with Stephen Grant organised on the 8th of March starting from 8.00 p.m. at MODEM Centre of Modern Art. A repeat award winner of Best UK Compere, Stephen Grant is one of the hardest working comedy performers and writers in the UK. He is the host of the Krater Comedy Club at Komedia, which has won Best Comedy Venue in the South for an unprecedented number of times and is a regular headliner at The Comedy Store in Leicester Square. His speed and dynamism create a magical energy which has audiences rapt and hanging onto his every word. It led Stephen to writing for Rob Beckett on Mock the Week and for writing for Russell Kane on Live at the Electric, as well as for Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show for Avalon TV and Seann Walsh for Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week. Date: 8 March, 8.00 p.m. Location: MODEM Centre of Modern Art  Tickets: jegy.hu  Please let us know if you wish to participate at: iuliia.dzikh@edc.debrecen.hu

Concert of  Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra entitled Romeos and Juliets awaits the audience on the 12th of March at 7.00 p.m. in Kölcsey Centre. The programme of the event is as follows: Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet, op.17 (orchestral excerpts)  Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet verture fantasy Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Romeo and Juliet, a well-known love story, has roots in antiquity and is mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. Hector Berlioz's dramatic symphony, created in 1839, evokes the mood, emotional content, and key scenes of the story in musical form. Berlioz's structural and musical solutions resemble Beethoven, with singing soloists and a chorus performing without operatic tasks. The piece follows an order of items: Introduction, Love Scene, Queen Mab's scherzo, and Romeo alone with the Capulets. Tchaikovsky's Overture Fantasia, a romantic grand orchestral work, explores the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. The work, which was first created in 1869, was revised multiple times, ultimately reaching its final version in 1880. The score showcases Tchaikovsky's genius in form, melodic invention, and colourful arrangements. Leonard Bernstein's 1957 Broadway musical, West Side Story, is a world-renowned success based on the classic Romeo and Juliet plot. The play features Tony and Maria, […]

The National Philharmonic Orchestra awaits the audience on the 22nd of March at 7.00 p.m. in the Kölcsey Centre Great Hall. Programme of the concert: Jenő Takács: Antiqua Hungarica, op.47 Dohnányi: Variations on a Children's Song, op. 25. Schubert: Symphony No. VIII (B minor) "Unfinished" Featuring: Zoltán Fejérvári - piano / National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Gergely Kesselyák About the composers and pieces of music: Jenő Takács, the longest living Hungarian composer who passed away at the age of 103, had a successful career spanning four continents. He left behind a rich legacy of compositions, including piano works, orchestral pieces, concertos, choirs, and chamber music. One of his most significant compositions is Antiqua Hungarica, written for a symphony orchestra in 1941, which showcases his Hungarian identity. The four movements of the piece are Cantus initialis, Felső-magyarországi tánc, Dél-magyaroszági tánc, and Cantus finalis. In 2002, on the occasion of his centenary, his works were performed in about 200 concerts worldwide. Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Song, premiered in Berlin in 1914, is a humorous and musically rich piece that even those without extensive knowledge of music literature and style can enjoy. The popular melody, known in Hungary as "Hull a pelyhes fehér […]

The audience is invited to the Easter Holy Week concert of Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra and  Kodály Choir on the 26th of  March at 7.00 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Kölcsey Centre. Contributors:  Adrienn Wágner, Krisztián Cser - vocals / Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra / Kodály Choir  Choir director: Zoltán Kocsis-Holper Programme: Fauré: Requiem, op. 48. Poulenc: Stabat Mater Verdi: Four hymns For more information about the concert and to buy tickets can be found here. Gabriel Fauré's Requiem was inspired by his father's death and his mother's death, originally consisting of five movements for choir, chamber orchestra, organ, soprano, and baritone solo. Later, he added additional movements. A large-orchestral version was also prepared, but it abstracted the funeral mass from church liturgical performance. Francis Poulenc composed the Stabat Mater in 1951 for soprano solo, mixed choir, and orchestra after the death of a friend. The work, based on a mediaeval text, has twelve short movements with colourful transitions between gloomy, light, and frivolous characters. It was presented at the Strasbourg festival and received great response in Europe and the US. Verdi's Quattro pezzi scacri is a loose cycle of works created between 1861-1897. The works include Ave Maria, Stabat […]

Exciting concerts await the audience on the 18th occasion of the series as well.  Those who love rock music can watch and listen to three exciting productions at a large-scale concert on the last Friday evening of March. The Deeprecen series continues this time at Great Forest Water Tower: it will be the 18th time, and this time Ørdøg, Ghost Toast and Hatred Solution will take the stage. More information about the concerts starting on the 29th of March  at 7 p.m. and ticket prices can be found here. Date: 29 March Location: Great Forest Water Tower Source: dehir.hu