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
08
08 October 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm
Kecskemét, Hírös Agóra Kulturális Központ
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
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
October
12
12 October 2024 - SATURDAY, 9:00 pm
Cremona, Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi
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
Weiner: Divertimento No 1, op. 20
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody
October
19
19 October 2024 - SATURDAY, 7:00 pm
Budapest, Reformed Church in Pozsonyi Street
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)
Artistic director and soloist:
István Várdai (cello)
Concertmaster:
Péter Tfirst
Programme
Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, op. 6/7, HWV 325
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Vivaldi: Cello concerto in D minor, RV 407
Bach–Busoni: Chaconne from the Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 – transcription for string orchestra, arranged by Zoltán Tfirst
November
22
22 November 2024 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm
Budapest, Festetics Palace
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director:
István Várdai
Concertmaster:
Péter Tfirst
Programme
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Mozart: Little Night Music, K. 525, 1st movement
Haydn: Symphony No.3 in G major, Hob.I:3
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in c minor, Op. 18, No. 4 - performed by chamber orchestra
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
Liszt: Mephisto-Waltz No. 1. for string quartet - transcription by Devich Sándor
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
January
24
24 January 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm
Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Culture Centre
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
14
14 February 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm
Budapest Music Center
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
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
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
April
10
10 April 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:00 pm
Budapest Music Center
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
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
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