August
04
04 August 2024 - SUNDAY, 6:00 pm
Norway, Cathedral of Bodø
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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