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 […]

Future musicians compete in a competition organised by the University's Faculty of Music. The 45th Brass and Percussion Assembly and Competition will be held between the 23rd  and the 25th of  March in Debrecen, organised by the Department of Brass and Percussion of the University of Music Debrecen and the Conservatory Foundation. The competition is open to Hungarian and international students of trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, master's degree courses in teacher training, master's degree courses in teaching, and 12th- and 13th-grade students of vocational high schools of music and art, as well as vocational students. Within the event, the brass competition will take place on the 23rd and the 24th of  March and the percussion competition on the 24th and the 25th of  March at the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Music. All rounds are open to the public. The jury will award first, second, third and special prizes, and the winners of each category will perform at a gala concert before the awards ceremony.   Source:dehir.hu  

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 […]