Concerts

June

06

06 June 2023 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Lutheran church on deák square

Budapest Bach Week

Chamber concert

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Béla Drahos (flute)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Béla Drahos (flute)

Programme

Bach–Busoni: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – arranged for violins and string orchestra by Zoltán Tfirst
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Bach: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Free entry.


June

18

18 June 2023 - SUNDAY, 6 pm

Almada, Teatro Munucupal Joaquim Benite

Capuchos Music Festival closing concert

Arvo Pärt, J. S. Bach, Philip Glass

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Jack Liebeck (violin), Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano and conductor)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Jack Liebeck (violin), Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano)

Conductor:

Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro

Programme

Arvo Pärt: “Orient & Occident”
Arvo Pärt: “Summa”
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto BWV 1056
Philip Glass: “The American Four Seasons”, Concerto N. º 2 for Violin and Orchestra


June

27

27 June 2023 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Festival and Congress Centre – Varna

Varna Summer International Music Festival

Bach, Mendelssohn, Dohnányi

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Mario Hossen (violin), Ivan Martin (piano), Dmitry Sitkovetsky (conductor)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Mario Hossen (violin), Ivan Martin (piano)

Conductor:

Dmitry Sitkovetsky

Programme

Bach-Dance Suite No.1 – arranged from Bach’s orchestral suites and partitas for chamber orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Mendelssohn: Concerto in d minor for violin, piano and string orchestra
Dohnányi: Serenade, Op. 10 – arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky


July

05

05 July 2023 - WEDNESDAY, 8:00 pm

Óbudai Társaskör, garden

Hungarian

Music in the garden

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Lajos Sárközy and Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Lajos Sárközy and Orchestra

Programme

Járdányi: Szimfonietta
Dohnányi: Serenade, Op. 10 – arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky

Interval

Liszt–Péter Wolf: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Kodály: The Kállai Double Dance
Hubay: Scènes de la Csárda No.3
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1, 5, 6
Liszt- Gyula Csík: Fantasia on three well-known themes


August

14

14 August 2023 - MONDAY, 6 pm

Kaposvár, Rainbow Palace of Culture ( Szivárvány Kultúrpalota)

Kaposfest 2023

Ligeti, Arvo Pärt, Bach, Enescu

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Kristóf Baráti (violin), István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Kristóf Baráti (violin)

Programme

Ligeti: Ramifications
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Bach: Violin Concerto in D major, BWV 1042
Enescu: Octet


September

08

08 September 2023 - FRIDAY, 4:30 pm

Bucharest, Romanian Athenaeum

George Enescu International Festival

Ligeti, Bartók, Enescu

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)

Programme

Ligeti: Ramifications for String Orchestra
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major Sz. 119

Interval

Enescu: String Octet in C major Op. 7 (arr. for string orchestra)


October

25

25 October 2023 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Season ticket, Liszt Academy 5/1

Janáček, Brahms, Dvořák

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello), Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Conductor:

Gábor Takács-Nagy

Programme

Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra
Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Songs Waltzes), Op. 52 – arranged for strings by Friedrich Hermann

Interval

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104


December

03

03 December 2023 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Season ticket, Liszt Academy 5/2

Stravinsky, Weber, Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Andreas Ottensamer (conductor)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet)

Conductor:

Andreas Ottensamer

Programme

Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Weber: Clarinet Concerto in E flat major, Op. 74

Interval

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36


February

14

14 February 2024 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Season ticket, Liszt Academy 5/3

Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Sunwook Kim (piano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Sunwook Kim (piano)

Programme

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Interval

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92


April

17

17 April 2024 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Season ticket, Liszt Academy 5/4

Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Javier Perianes (piano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Javier Perianes (piano)

Programme

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Interval

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37


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:

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