Schedule

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

The programme of the final concert that takes place on July 1 from 5 p.m. in the Békés Gallery includes compositions for string orchestra by A. Vivaldi, J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, J. Sibelius and M. Kocsár.

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra
Programme: compositions by W. A. Mozart, P. I. Tchaikovsky, A. Durand, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and J. Strauss
Feat. Fanni Nizalowski (harp) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

At the gala concert the Divertimento Chamber Concert will perform several compositions by J. Strauss.
Solist: Luca Bojtos, singer of the Budapest Operetta Theater

Concerts for the youth of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra, as part of the Lázár Ervin Programme
Narrator: Zoltán Finta
Sand animation: Katalin Matild Nagy

Musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s works: incidental music and excerpts from operas
Feat. the students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, the orchestra of the Faculty of Music and the Women’s Choir Bárdos Lajos (conductor: Mónika Végh)
Conductor and host of the concert: Zoltán Bolyky

How does a musician’s career start?
What kind of experiences inspire young talents to commit themselves to classical music and choose it their lifelong vocation?

We will find it out and answer other questions as well in the concert that features currently enrolled and former students and teachers of the Solti György Music School.

Programme: pieces by J. S. Bach and F. Mendelssohn

Participation in the assessment of the performance of the contestants of the regional festival of chamber music

The programme of the Easter concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra includes works by J. S. Bach and G. F. Händel

J. S. Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29
Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Feat. Szolnok Symphony Orchestra
Storyteller: Zsuzsanna Danyi
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Feat. the students of the Department of Vocal Studies of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, the Women’s Choir Bárdos Lajos (conductor: Mónika Végh) and the string orchestra of the Faculty of Music
Conductor: Zoltán Bolyky

Singers: Zsófia Kálnay, PéterBalczó, Gergely Boncsér, Li Cheng, Antal Cseh, Krisztián Szenthelyi

Programme:

Concert featuring the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra and the Bartók Béla Chamber Choir

Programme: popular compositions by J. Strauss, G. Donizetti, A. Dvorák, F. Doppler, J. Offenbach and G. Puccini

Students and teachers of the Solti György Music School perform compositions that imitate the sounds of nature. At the concert the audience will be able to see photos of our guest, nature photographer Dr. Zita Tóth as well.

Heroines of the Romantic operas

Programme:

Heroines of the Romantic operas

Concert of contemporary music as part of the season ticket Fantázia of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra

The final concert takes place as part of the Debrecen Festival on 14 August 2022 from 8.30 p.m. on the Nagyerdei Open Air Stage.

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Compositions of Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, J. Strauss, F. Lehár and I. Kálmán

I will conduct the world premiere of the Suite for chamber orchestra (preceded by the Suite for saxophone orchestra, Chaconne and Canzona).

Concertos of J. Ch. Bach, J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi and W. A. Mozart

Performed by the Canticum Novum Chamber Choir (conductor: Ágnes Török), the Women’s Choir Bárdos and the men’s choir of the faculty (conductor: Mónika Végh), and the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Solists: Andrea Losonczky, Gergely Dargó, Benjámin Bozi and György Andrássy – currently enrolled and graduated students of the faculty

Feat.: Hedvig Jakab (organ)

How does a musician’s career start?
What kind of experiences inspire young talents to commit themselves to classical music and choose it their lifelong vocation?
We will find it out and answer other questions as well in the concert that features currently enrolled and former students and teachers of the Solti György Music School.

Programme: pieces by G. B. Pergolesi, G. F. Händel, W. A. Mozart and F. Mendelssohn

Solists: Emma Bodor (flute), Jakab Perczel (piano), Emese Bohus (violin), Kamilla Fosztó (oboe) and Zsófia Staszny (soprano). Each performance will be followed by a conversation with the solist, complemented by a slideshow.

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Participation in the assessment of the performance of the contestants of the regional festival of chamber music.

Conversation with Zalán Kovács, director of the „Bach for Everyone” Festival on my professional and private life

Programme:
Beriot: Violin concerto in G major, Op. 76
Bruch: Violin concerto in g minor, Op. 26
Wieniawski: Violin concerto in d minor, Op. 22
Viotti: Violin concerto in a minor, No. 22

A selection of pieces of chamber music by A. Vivaldi, A. Corelli and W. Amadeus Mozart

Pál Esterházy: Harmonia Caelestis – excerpts

A special selection of compositions (performed by the students of the Solti György Music School) that represent different types of dance that appear in the history of classical music – from the typical allemande of the Baroque suites to the sensual tango and to the folk dances arranged by Béla Bartók.

Programme:
János Vajda: Sinfonietta
Barna Szabó: Korálfantázia
Tímea Dragony: Gwethyr
Péter Tóth: Divertimento

Feat. the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Programme:
G. Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri – overture
W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major (K. 313) – I. Allegro | Solist: Bernadett Kaszás
E. Séjourné: Concerto for Vibraphone – 1st movement | Solist: Levente Tóth
W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major (K. 622) – I. Allegro | Solist: Dorina Fanni Kokics
J. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major – I. Allegro | Solist: Kornél Kóczon
Béla Kovács: Sholem Alekhem, Rov Freidman | Solist: Dezső Boldizsár Török

Excerpts from compositions by Saint-Saëns, Liszt, Verdi, Bartók and Kodály – conductor and host of the concert

Performers: the young talents from Transsylvania and the Ciuc Chamber Orchestra

Programme: excerpts from compositions by Bizet, Verdi, Puccini and J. Strauss

Solists: Frencise Vivien Erndt, Andrea Losonczki, Gergely Dargó, György Andrássy

The Divertimento Chamber Orchestra accompanies the alumni, students and teachers of the Solti György Music School:

Rebeka Takács (clarinet)
Léna Ruisz (violin)
Viktória Metykó (flute)

Programme: compositions by Vivaldi, Händel and Stamitz

Between the numbers the performing soloists are interviewed about their professional background, crucial experiences and future plans.

Programme: compositions for chamber orchestra by Mozart, Grieg, Bartók and Weiner

Concert of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra (complemented by a slideshow), that takes place in the context of the Festival „Bach for Everyone”

Programme: compositions by J. S. Bach, H. Purcell, G. F. Händel and C. W. Gluck

Soloists:
Beatrix Belováry – flute
Tímea Tímár – soprano
Eszter Balogh – mezzosoprano

Cast:
Dido | Diána Hajdú
Aeneas | György Andrássy
Belinda | Eszter Sándor
Handmaiden | Zsófia Bácskay-Szarvas
Sorceress | Frencise Erndt
First witch | Andrea Kiss
Second witch | Lilla Takács
Spirit | Csaba Grega
Sailor | Benjámin Bozi

Feat.: the Chamber Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen and the Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) Continuo: Botond Antal - cello, Péter Lakatos - harpsichord

Singing teacher: Andrea Ujvárosi

Other members of the jury:

József Bazsinka – tuba player, holder of the Liszt prize, member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Dr. János Szabó– clarinet player, professor of the University of Debrecen

The Universitas Ring is handed over by Dr. Zoltán Sándor, director of the „Bartók Béla” Institute of Music of the University of Miskolc

Programme: compositions by Béla Bartók, Leó Weiner and György Orbán

Feat.: the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Programme: compositions for chamber orchestra by Márk Rózsavölgyi, Béla Bartók and Leó Weiner

Feat.: members of the Bihari János Folk Dance Ensemble

Programme: waltzes and polkas by J. Strauss, highlights from the stage works of Donizetti and Lehár

Feat.: Zsófia Staszny (soprano) and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Programme: popular compositions by Csajkovszkij, Rossini, Verdi and J. Strauss

Soloists: Judit Anna Kiss (mezzosoprano), András Kiss (bass-baritone)

Feat.: Edit Hruby (soprano), Francesca Provvisionato (mezzosoprano), Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) and the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

The Divertimento Chamber Orchestra plays a selection of the pieces performed in the previous years:

Programme: excerpts from the compositions by Purcell, Mozart, Gounod, Grieg, Bizet and Puccini

At our concert music and a photo slideshow take the audience to European World Heritage sites.

The internationally known natural sites and building complexes listed by the Unesco will be matched with pieces written by classical composers linked to the specific region.

Feat.: artists of the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra and their students

At our orchestral concert complemented by a slideshow characters of the Greek and Roman mythology come alive with the help of the music of Monteverdi, Händel, Purcell, Gluck, Mozart and Gounod.

Feat.: the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra

Other teachers of the masterclass:
Lóránt Kovács – holder of the Liszt prize, Meritorious Artist – flute
György Lakatos – teacher at the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School – violin
Mrs. Ildikó Schmidt Megyimórecz – teacher at the Faculty of Music of the University of Pécs, holder of the Artisjus prize – piano
Levente Molnár – holder of the Liszt prize, member of the ensemble of the Opernhaus Zürich – vocal studies

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from the concertos and operas by Mozart, Erkel, Lalo, de Falla, Wagner, Massenet and Piazzolla

Soloists: Levente Molnár and Viktória Mester (singers), and young talents from Transsylvania who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok

Featuring: the Ciuc Chamber Orchestra

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Dates and venues of the concert tour:
24 July 2018 – Kölcsey Center, Debrecen
25 July 2017 – Városmajor Open-air Stage, Budapest
26 July 2018 – Anna Grand Hotel, Balatonfüred
27 July 2018 – Ljubljana (Slovenia), Concert Hall of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme:
Manuel De Falla: The three-cornered hat – Suite nr. 2
Franz Liszt: Piano concerto in E-flat major
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – suite

Feat.: Ivana Damjanov

The solo violin and chamber music categories of the international competition now in its tenth year are open for young talents.

President of the jury: Ádám Medveczky – conductor, recipient of the Kossuth, the Liszt and the Prima Primissima prize

A. Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for two guitars and orchestra RV 532 - I. Allegro
W. A. Mozart: Horn concerto in E-flat major K 495 - I. Allegro maestoso
W. A. Mozart: Bassoon concerto in B-flat major K 191 - I. Allegro
C. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
E. Séjourné: Marimba concerto – Mov. 2
S. Rachmaninov: Piano concerto nr. 2 - I. Moderato

Featuring: Tímea Solymári, Gergő Tóth (guitar), Péter Etele Koncz (horn), András Földesi (bassoon), Hanna Jantyik (flute), Erik Lengyel (marimba), Aitor Cano Ramos (piano), and the Symphony Orchestra of Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Programme:
compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, György Orbán and Katalin Szalai

Featuring: Tünde Kirkósa, Tamás Kirkósa (cello), Gerda Kocsis (double bass), Sebestyén Nagy (piano), Aliz Szeitl (flute), and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Programme:
chamber music compositions of A. Vivaldi, Ph. E. Bach, W. A. Mozart and Leó Weiner

Featuring: Aliz Szeitl (flute) and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Interactive concert of contemporary music – conducting and hosting

Programme:
György Orbán: Ball Music for Count Rasumoffsky
Dávid Magda: Siciliano (world premiere)
Katalin Szalai: Kabrió – for piano and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Apor Szüts: Tango à la grotesque
Zoltán Bánfalvi: Divertimento – Allegro molto energico

Featuring: Sebestyén Nagy, Apor Szüts (piano), and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Performance of the Music Faculty of the University of Debrecen

Cast: see below, at the performance of 26 October 2017.

The New Year’s concert of the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

The programme includes compositions that were inspired by folk music::
M. Rózsavölgyi: First Hungarian Round Dance
B. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
L. Weiner L.: Divertimento
Z. Kodály: Rondo for chamber orchestra
J. Karai: Evening songs

Feat.: the Bihari János Folk Dance Ensemble

Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Ernő Dohnányi Music School and the Budapest String Orchestra

Programme: popular works of J. Strauss, E. Grieg, G. Bizet, P. I. Tchaikovsky, F. Lehár and R. Dyens

Feat.: Luca Bojtos (soprano), Zoltán Draskóczy (guitar)

Benefit concert featuring Ferenc Molnár ’Caramel’ and the Virtuosos – artistic director

Feat.: the Chamber Choir of the „Mátyás Király Utca” Primary School of Pécs (conductor: Anita Módos) and the String Orchestra of Pécs

Conductor: Győri Kornél

Chamber Choir Canticum Novum (conductor: Ágnes Török) Chamber Choir Modus Novus (conductor: Mónika Végh) Group Canto Armonico (conductor: Tibor Zsengellér) Children’s Choir of the „Ferenc Kölcsey” Primary School of the Reformed Church (conductor: Péter Vad)

and the Symphony Orchestra of Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

Artistic director and host of a concert that showcases some highlights from Kodály’s oeuvre

Feat. the Girls Choir, the students and the artist teachers of the Solti György Music School 
Choir conductor: Emese Zulauf

Also performing: Zsófia Staszny, soprano soloist, winner of the Annie Fischer scholarship

Guest: Borbála Szirányi, teacher at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét

Soloists (students of the Faculty of Music):

Sarastro - Ákos Jasznik
Tamino - Gergely Dargó
Queen of the Night – Laura Keresztes
Pamina – Eszter Sándor
First lady - Frencise Erndt
Second lady – Júlia Varga
Third lady – Dóra Peták
Priest - Miklós Orosz
Papageno – György Andrássy
Papagena – Blanka Bede
Monostatos – Benjámin Bozi
First child-spirit – Tamara Nagy
Second child-spirit – Blanka Tornyi
Third child-spirit – Bettina Budai

Feat.: the Symphony Orchestra and the Mixed Choir of the Faculty of Music

Artistic director: Dr. Éva Mohos Nagy
Directors: István Pinczés, recipient of the Jászai Mari prize, László Miske, recipient of the Jászai Mari prize

Mentor of the talents, teacher and coordinator of the work of the teachers of the masterclass:

Lóránt Kovács – holder of the Liszt prize, Meritorious Artist - flute
György Lakatos – teacher at the Bartók Béla Conservatory of Music Secondary School – violin
Mrs. Ildikó Schmidt Megyimórecz – teacher at the Faculty of Music of the University of Pécs, holder of the Artisjus prize – piano
Levente Molnár - holder of the Liszt prize, member of the ensemble of the Opernhaus -singing
Beáta Tornyi – teacher and leader of the department of strings at the Solti György Music School – violin

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from the concertos and operas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Puccini and Bartók

Soloists: Levente Molnár and Viktória Mester (singers), and young talents from Transsylvania who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok

Conductor and presenter of the programme that includes excerpts from pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Paganini, de Falla, Glinka, Piazzolla, József Karai and Apor Szüts

Soloists: Anna Sofia Bonino (violin), Eszter Holozsai (flute), Tamás Kökény (double bass), Bianka Szauer (harp), Apor Szüts (piano)

Tutor of the masterclass of the Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra and conductor of the concerts of the orchestra together with
Tamás Vásáry, pianist and conductor, recipient of the Kossuth prize

Dates and venues of the concert tour:
23 July 2017 – Debrecen, Kölcsey Center
24 July 2017 – Bratislava, Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio
25 July 2017 – Galanta, Cultural Center
26 July 2017 – Budapest Summer Festival – Városmajor Open-air Stage
27 July 2017 – Eisenstadt, Schloss Esterházy - Haydn hall

Programme:

F. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Z. Kodály: Three songs, op. 14 – soloist: Gergely Biri (tenor)
Z. Kodály: Dances of Marosszék

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Concert of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra

R. Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No.1
G. Holst: Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra
P. Sarasate: Navarra, op. 33
E. Chabrier: España - Rhapsody for orchestra
A. Piazzolla: Aconcagua - Bandoneón Concerto
Featuring: Júlia Pusker, Ágnes Pusker (violin), Mihály Demeniv (accordion)

Liszt Hall Concert of the Symhony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen

F. Schubert: Sympony No. 8. in B minor („Unfinished”)
A. Dvorák: Rondo for Cello and Orchestra
W. A. Mozart: Symphony in C major („Jupiter”)

Concert series for young audience of the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, organized by Filharmónia Magyarország

The programme includes excerpts from the following pieces:
G. F. Händel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
J. Haydn: Symphony No. 59 in A major („Fire”)
L. v. Beethoven: Battle Symphony
J. Strauss: Feuerfest polka
F. Liszt: Dante Symphony
A. Scriabin: Prometheus
M. de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from the ballet „El amor brujo”

Host: Antal Flach

Concert series featuring young talents, hosted by Gábor Eckhardt, who gives a short introduction to the pieces

A. Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F major
J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major
J. Haydn: Cello concerto in C major
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

Featuring: Benjámin Dolfin (bassoon), Máté Puskás (piano), Benedek Dolfin (cello), Julianna Gaál, Eszter Gaál (violin) and the Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra

Celebration of the artistic talent through generations

Compositions of A. Vivaldi, L. v. Beethoven, D. Shostakovich, G. Puccini, A. Piazzolla, Edit Piaf, Apor Szüts and Ákos Zarándy

Soloists: Erika Miklósa, Ági Szalóki (singers), Anasztázia Razvaljajeva (harp)

Young talents who rose to fame in the classical music talent show Virtuózok: Bianka Szauer (harp), Mihály Demeniv and his family (accordion), Apor Szüts (piano), Tamás Kökény (double bass), Gyula Váradi (violin)

Dancers: Ishihara Kyoko, Zsolt Kovács, Judit Somos and Lucas Molina Gazcon

Ensembles: Hegyvidéki Solti György Orchestra, Vox Mirabilis Chamber Choir