Concerts

May

05

05 May 2024 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Season ticket, Liszt Academy 5/5

Schubert, Bach, Jörg Widmann, Philip Glass

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Signum Saxophone Quartet

Artistic director and conductor:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Signum Saxophone Quartet

Programme

Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor "Quartettsatz" D703
Signum transcriptions from Bach choralles:
Was Gott tut, ist wohlgetan - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - for saxophone quartet
Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Signum transcription for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra

Interval

Jörg Widmann: 180 Beats per Minute
Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (Hungarian premiere)


May

06

06 May 2024 - MONDAY, 7 pm

Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Culture Centre

Filharmonia - Összhang season ticket

Schubert, Bach, Jörg Widmann, Philip Glass

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Signum Saxophone Quartet

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Signum Saxophone Quartet

Programme

Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor "Quartettsatz" D703
Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit „Actus tragicus” – Cantata, BWV 106 – arranged by Signum

Interval

Jörg Widmann: 180 Beats per Minute
Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra


June

02

02 June 2024 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Budapest, Carmelite Monastery

Concerts in Carmelite Monastery

Veress, Hubay, Liszt, Kodály, Dohnányi

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Teo Gertler (violin), Réka Kristóf (soprano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Teo Gertler (violin), Réka Kristóf (soprano)

Programme

Sándor Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances
Hubay: Preghiera
Liszt: The Three Gypsies

Interval

Kodály: Epigram No 3
Kodály: Székelyfonó
Dohnányi: Serenade, op. 10


June

04

04 June 2024 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm

Müpa, Festival Theatre

György Orbán and His Students

György Orbán, Levente Gyöngyösi, Tímea Dragony, Katalin Szalai

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Levente Gyöngyösi, György Selmeczi (conductor), Ágnes Anna Kun (mezzo-soprano), István Kovács (bass), Seventeen Singers

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Ágnes Anna Kun (mezzo-soprano), István Kovács (bass), Seventeen Singers

Conductor:

Levente Gyöngyösi, György Selmeczi

Programme

György Orbán: Skywatcher - world premiere
Levente Gyöngyösi: Dixit Dominus Domino meo
Levente Gyöngyösi: Beati mundo corde
György Orbán: Nobis natus
Levente Gyöngyösi: Amicus meus
Levente Gyöngyösi: Vulnerasti cor meum
Levente Gyöngyösi: Oculi autem eius
Tímea Dragony: Gwethyr

Interval

Katalin Szalai: Quotation Marks - world premiere
György Orbán: Dominus Tecum - The Girl and the Archangel - world premiere


June

06

06 June 2024 - THURSDAY, 8:00 pm

Isztambul, İş Towers Hall

Istanbul Music Festival

Bartók, Mozart, Liszt, U. C. Erkin, Popper, Weiner

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello), Gulsin Onay (piano)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Gulsin Onay (piano)

Programme

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K 414

Interval

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
U. C. Erkin: String Quartet (Arr. Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra)
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68
Weiner: Divertimento No. 1, op. 20