Concerts

April

25

25 April 2024 - THURSDAY, 7 pm

Nádor Hall (1146 Budapest, Ajtósi Dürer sor 39.)

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra's concert at the Nador Hall

Bartók, U. C. Erkin, Weiner

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Éva Kóbor (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Éva Kóbor (violin)

Programme

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
U. C. Erkin: String Quartet
Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 - transcribed by Apor Szűcs
Weiner: Divertimento No. 1


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 and conductor:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Signum Saxophone Quartet

Programme

Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor "Quartettsatz" D703
Signum transcriptions from Bach choralles:
Was Gott tut, ist wohlgetan - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - for saxophone quartet
Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Signum transcription for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra

Interval

Jörg Widmann: 180 Beats per Minute
Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (Hungarian premiere)


May

06

06 May 2024 - MONDAY, 7 pm

Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Culture Centre

Filharmonia - Összhang season ticket

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


June

02

02 June 2024 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Budapest, Carmelite Monastery

Concerts in Carmelite Monastery

Veress, Hubay, Liszt, Kodály, Dohnányi

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Teo Gertler (violin), Réka Kristóf (soprano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Teo Gertler (violin), Réka Kristóf (soprano)

Programme

Sándor Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances
Hubay: Preghiera
Liszt: The Three Gypsies

Interval

Kodály: Epigram No 3
Kodály: Székelyfonó
Dohnányi: Serenade, op. 10


June

04

04 June 2024 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm

Müpa, Festival Theatre

György Orbán and His Students

György Orbán, Levente Gyöngyösi, Tímea Dragony, Katalin Szalai

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Levente Gyöngyösi, György Selmeczi (conductor), Ágnes Anna Kun (mezzo-soprano), István Kovács (bass), Seventeen Singers

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Ágnes Anna Kun (mezzo-soprano), István Kovács (bass), Seventeen Singers

Conductor:

Levente Gyöngyösi, György Selmeczi

Programme

György Orbán: Skywatcher - world premiere
Levente Gyöngyösi: Dixit Dominus Domino meo
Levente Gyöngyösi: Beati mundo corde
György Orbán: Nobis natus
Levente Gyöngyösi: Amicus meus
Levente Gyöngyösi: Vulnerasti cor meum
Levente Gyöngyösi: Oculi autem eius
Tímea Dragony: Gwethyr

Interval

Katalin Szalai: Quotation Marks - world premiere
György Orbán: Dominus Tecum - The Girl and the Archangel - world premiere


June

06

06 June 2024 - THURSDAY, 8:00 pm

Isztambul, İş Towers Hall

Istanbul Music Festival

Bartók, Mozart, Liszt, U. C. Erkin, Popper, Weiner

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello), Gulsin Onay (piano)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concert master:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Gulsin Onay (piano)

Programme

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K 414

Interval

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
U. C. Erkin: String Quartet (Arr. Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra)
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68
Weiner: Divertimento No. 1, op. 20