Artistic Director: Iván Fischer In February 2008, the first marathon was staged, focusing on Tchaikovsky. It was a tremendous success and next year saw the Dvorak marathon, which surprised no one with its reception. This year, Iván Fischer has chosen one of the most popular of all composers Ludwig van Beethoven as the subject for the 2010 Marathon. Depending on their disposition and stamina, visitors can see as many as eleven concerts. The concerts are supplemented with videos and a visiting ...exhibition from the Beethoven Museum in Bonn. Tickets: 600 Ft/concert, 4 concerts: 1800 Ft, 11 concerts: 5400 Ft CONCERTS 10.30 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 Concerto Budapest, Conductor: András Keller Featuring Barnabás Kelemen – violin 11.30 Festival Theatre Twelve variations on a theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabeus, WoO 45 Sonata in C major, op. 102, No. 1 Seven variations on a theme from The Magic Flute, WoO 46 László Fenyô – cello, Mária Kovalszki – piano 12.30 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Symphony no. 3 in E flat major („Eroica”), op. 55 Óbuda Danubia Orchestra, Conductor: Héja Domonkos 13.30 Festival Theatre Sonata in F major („Spring”), op. 24 „Kakadu” variations, op. 121/a József Lendvay – violin, Klára Würtz– piano, István Kádár – violin, Mahdi Kousay – cello, Péter Nagy – piano 15.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Egmont – incidental music to Goethe’s tragedy, op. 84 Budapest Philharmonia Society Orchestra, Conductor: János Kovács Featuring Eszter Wierdl – soprano, narrator: János Kulka 16.00 Festival Theatre Allegro and Minuet in G major, WoO 26 Quintet for piano and wind in E flat major, op. 16 Gabriella Pivon, Anett Jóföldi– flute, Emma Schied – oboe, Ákos Ács– clarinet, Dávid Bereczky – horn, Dániel Tallián – bassoon, Jenô Jandó – piano 17.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall King Stephen – overture, op. 117 Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58 MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy Featuring Dimitris Sgouros – piano 18.00 Festival Theatre String Quartet in C major („Razumovsky”), op. 59, No. 3 Eckhardt String Quartet (Violetta Eckhardt, Gábor Sipos – violin, Cecília Bodolai – viola, Rita Sovány– cello) 19.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Mass in C major, op. 86 Zita Váradi – soprano, Lúcia Megyesi-Schwartz – mezzo, Alessandro Codeluppi – tenor, István Rácz – bass, Pannon Philharmonics, Budapest Academy Choral Society (choirmaster: Ildikó Balassa) Conductor: Zoltán Peskó 20.00 Festival Theatre Piano Sonata in G major, op. 14, No. 2 Piano Sonata in F sharp major, op. 78 Piano Sonata in E flat major („Les Adieux”), op. 81/a Dénes Várjon - piano 21.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 Budapest Festival Orchestra , Conductor: Iván Fischer VIDEO SHOWINGS Lecture Hall 11.30–12.05 Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op.67 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Herbert von Karajan 12.30–14.15 Copying Beethoven – American-German film drama (104’) Organiser: Agnieszka Holland, script: Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, cameraman: Ashley Rowe, starring: Ed Harris (Ludwig van Beethoven), Diane Kruger (Anna Holtz), Joe Anderson (Karl van Beethoven), Angus Barnett (Krenski), Matthew Goode (Martin Bauer), Nicholas Jones (Archduke Rudolph)
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