Concerts

August

04

04 August 2024 - SUNDAY, 6:00 pm

Norway, Cathedral of Bodø

Nordland Music Festival

Giovanni Sollima, Vaughan Williams, Weiner, Mendelssohn

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), István Várdai (cello), young artists of the Spire mentoring programme

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), young artists of the Spire mentoring programme

Programme

Giovanni Sollima: Violoncelles Vibrez! (Cellists, vibrate!) - for 8 cellos
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending - for violin and string orchestra
Weiner: Divertimento No. 1, Op. 20
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, op. 20


August

16

16 August 2024 - FRIDAY, 6:00 pm

Kaposvár, Rainbow Palace of Culture ( Szivárvány Kultúrpalota)

Kaposfest 2024

Kodály, K. A. Hartmann, Weiner

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Réka Kristóf (soprano), Pablo Barragán (clarinet), Lajos Sárközy Jr. (violin), Gyula Csík (cimbal), Rudolf Sárközi (double bass)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloists:

Réka Kristóf (soprano), Pablo Barragán (clarinet), Lajos Sárközy Jr. (violin), Gyula Csík (cimbal), Rudolf Sárközi (double bass)

Programme

Kodály: Three Epigramms
K. A. Hartmann: Chamber concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra

Interval

Kodály: Székelyfonó (excerpts)
Kodály: The Kállai Double Dance
Weiner: Divertimento No. 1, op. 20


September

06

06 September 2024 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Stralsund, St. Nikolei Kirche

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Bach

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Sebastian Küchler-Blessing (organ), Signum Saxophone Quartet

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Sebastian Küchler-Blessing (organ), Signum Saxophone Quartet

Light show:

Jörg Bittner

Programme

Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 - transcription for four saxophones, strings and organ


September

07

07 September 2024 - SATURDAY, 6:00 pm

Klütz, Bothmer Castle's Park

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Bartók, Beethoven, Gershwin, Dvořák

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Fazil Say (piano), Signum Saxophone Quartet, István Várdai (conductor)

Artistic director and conductor:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Fazil Say (piano), Signum Saxophone Quartet

Programme

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue - for piano and saxophone quartet
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22


September

24

24 September 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:45 pm

Kronberg, Casals Forum, Grand Hall

Kronberg Festival

Mozart, Haydn, K. A. Hartmann, Bartók

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Cosima Soulez Larivière, Hana Chang (violin), Wassili Wohlgemuth (viola), István Várdai (cello), Dominik Wagner (double bass), Pablo Barragán (clarinet)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloists:

Cosima Soulez Larivière, Hana Chang (violin), Wassili Wohlgemuth (viola), Dominik Wagner (double bass), Pablo Barragán (clarinet)

Programme

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major KV 239 „Serenata notturna“
Haydn: Cello concerto No. 1 in C major Hob VIIb:1

Interval

K. A. Hartmann: Chamber concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra
Bartók: Romanian folk dances


October

01

01 October 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Óbudai Társaskör

World Music Day concert

Mozart, Haydn, Liszt, Bartók, Popper

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Mozart: Serenata notturna, K. 239
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1

Interval

Liszt-Péter Wolf: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody


October

09

09 October 2024 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/1

Hugo Wolf, Schumann, Csajkovszkij

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Interval

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70


December

04

04 December 2024 - SZERDA, 19:30

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/2

Shostakovich, Brahms

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Roman Simovic (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist and guest concertmaster:

Roman Simovic (violin)

Programme

Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, Op. 134 - transcription by Mikhail Zinman and Andrei Pushkarev

Interval

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, op. 111 - performed by string orchestra


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 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

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


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