Concerts

January

23

23 January 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/3

A. Marcello, Haydn, Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Programme

A. Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in C minor
Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F Minor "La Passione", Hob. I: 49

Interval

Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe: 1


January

24

24 January 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Culture Centre

Filharmonia - Összhang season ticket // Békéscsaba

A. Marcello, Haydn, Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Programme

A. Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F Minor "La Passione", Hob. I: 49

Interval

Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe: 1


February

02

02 February 2025 - SUNDAY, 7:00 pm

Müpa, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Handel Marathon

On the 340th anniversary of the composer's birth

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai, Aleksander Simic (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Aleksander Simic (cello)

Programme

Handel–Halvorsen: Passacaglia
Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 2, No. 8, HWV 393
Handel: Water Music, HWV 348–350 – excerpts


February

14

14 February 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest Music Center

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/3

Romanticism - Grieg, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40, 1st movement – Prelude
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 - excerpts
Suk: Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 - excerpts


February

24

24 February 2025 - MONDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/4

Bach, Mendelssohn

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam, Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)

Conductor and soloist:

Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Programme

Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor

Interval

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky


February

25

25 February 2025 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Szeged National Theatre

Filharmonia - Tisza season ticket // Szeged

Bach, Mendelssohn

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam, Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)

Conductor and soloist:

Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Programme

Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor

Interval

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky


March

20

20 March 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Birthday concert of Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Ollie Mustonen, Weinberg, Bartók

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director:and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Featuring:

Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:and concertmaster:

László G. Horváth

Programme

Olli Mustonen: Nonet No. 1
Weinberg: Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 43b

Interval

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta


April

10

10 April 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest Music Center

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/4

Contemporary - Miho Hazama, U. C. Erkin, Christopher Cerrone, Pavel Fischer

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Miho Hazama: Chimera - for strings
U. C. Erkin: String Quartet
Christopher Cerrone: High Windows
Pavel Fischer: String Quartet No. 3 “Mad Piper”


May

14

14 May 2025 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/5

Veress, Mussorgsky

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Zoltán Fejérvári (piano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Zoltán Fejérvári (piano)

Programme

Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances
Veress: Piano Concerto

Interval

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - arranged for strings and percussion


May

25

25 May 2025 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Wien, Musikverein

Concert in Wien with conductor and cellist István Várdai

Dvořák, Brahms

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 10

Interval

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90