The first “composer’s marathon” took place in 2008: then it was dedicated to the best of Tchaikovsky and there were concerts from morning to late evening. The event was a huge success and all the concerts were played to full houses. We have decided to continue the project in 2009 with the popular Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. His art will be presented in eleven concerts; the venue for the symphonic orchestral concerts will be the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall while the chamber music events ...will take place in the Festival Theatre. These concerts are all without breaks and (with the exception of the opening oratorio) all 45 minutes in duration, so anyone with the desire can attend all eleven concerts. Tickets for all events are 600 Ft each but anyone who buys three receives a fourth one free. Music lovers who would like to attend all the concerts can do so for the price of a standard concert ticket. The artistic director of the marathon, Iván Fischer has compiled a programme which features not only the composer’s most popular works but also some rarities such as the dramatic cantata, The Spectre’s Bride which receives its Hungarian première, a selection of Dvořák’s lesser known songs and choral works, as well as the four hand piano version of Legends. Dvořák works not programmed can be viewed for free on screens and the event is rounded off with an exhibition dedicated to the great composer’s life. CONCERTS 10.30 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall The Spectre’s Bride – dramatic cantata, op. 69 (B. 135) Hungarian première Simona Šaturová – soprano, Tomáš Černý – tenor, Peter Mikuláš – bass MR Symphonics, MR Choir Conductor: Petr Altrichter 12.00 • Festival Theatre Four hand piano works Legends, op. 59 (B. 117), Nos. 6–10 From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68 (B. 133) András Kemenes, Gábor Csalog – piano 13.00 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall My Homeland (Domuv moj), B. 107, No. 6 Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”), op. 95 (B. 178) Angelica Girl’s Choir (choirmaster: Zsuzsanna Gráf), Óbuda Danubia Orchestra Conductor: Domonkos Héja 14.00 • Festival Theatre String Quartets Cypresses, B. 152 – extracts String Quartet in F major (“American”), op. 96 (B 179), No. 12 Katalin Kokas – 1st violin, Vilmos Oláh – 2nd violin, Barnabás Kelemen – viola, Jonathan Cohen – cello 15.00 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall The Noonday Witch – symphonic poem, op. 108 (B. 196) Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, op. 94 (B. 171) A Hero’s Song – symphonic poem, op. 111 (B. 199) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: János Kovács László Pólus – cello 16.00 • Festival Theatre Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, op. 81 (B. 155) Jenő Jandó – piano, Eckhardt String Quartet (Violetta Eckhardt – violin, Gábor Sipos – violin, Cecília Bodolai – viola, Rita Sovány – cello) 17.00 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Waltzes, op. 54 (B. 101), Nos. 1, 4 Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22 (B. 52) Budapest Strings (artistic director: Károly Botvay, concertmaster: Béla Bánfalvi) 18.00 • Festival Theatre Songs of Nature, op. 63 (B. 126) Dumky Trio, op. 90 (B. 166) Veszprém City Mixed Choir (choirmaster: Ágnes Erdélyi), Mária Gál-Tamási – violin, György Éder – cello, Mária Kovalszki – piano 19.00 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 (B. 191) Pannon Philharmonic Ochestra – Pécs Conductor: Zsolt Hamar László Fenyő – cello 20.00 • Festival Theatre Songs and Duets Biblical Songs, op. 99 (B. 185), Nos. 3, 4, 6, 10 Love Songs, op. 83 (B. 160), Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 , 7 Gypsy Songs, op. 55 (B. 104), Nos. 6, 4, 5 Moravian Duets, op. 32 (B. 62), Nos. 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 Simona Šaturová – soprano, Jana Sýkorová – mezzo-soprano, Balázs Réti – piano 21.00 • Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88 (B. 163) Budapest Festival Orchestra Conductor: Iván Fischer Video screening Lecture Hall 12.00–12.35 Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53 (B. 108) Budapest Festival Orchestra Conductor: Iván Fischer Leonidas Kavakos – violin Television recording of the Rheingau Festival performance in Wiesbaden (03.07.2008) 13.00–15.35 Rusalka – opera in three acts, op. 114 (B. 203) Rusalka: Reneé Fleming Ježibaba: Larissa Diadkova Prince: Sergei Larin Water Spirit: Franz Hawlata Foreign princess: Eva Urbanová Paris Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: James Conlon Director: François Roussillon Recording of a Paris Opera House performance (2002) 16.00–17.30 Stabat Mater, op. 58 (B. 71) Yvonne Kenny – soprano, Eva Randová – mezzo-soprano, Wieslaw Ochmann – tenor, Ján Galla – bass, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Václav Neumann Concert recording from the Vladislav Hall of the Hradčany, Prague (1989) 18.00–19.40 Requiem, op. 89 (B. 165) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Václav Neumann Gabriela Beňačková – soprano, Ida Kirilová – mezzo-soprano, Josef Protschka – tenor, Luděk Vele – bass, Czech Philharmonic Choir Concert recording from the Prague St Vitus Cathedral (1988) 20.00–20.45 Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33 (B. 63) Budapest Festival Orchestra Conductor: Iván Fischer András Schiff – piano Concert recording from the Smetana Hall at the Prague Spring Festival (04. 06. 2008) 21.00–22.10 Slavonic Dances, op. 46 (B. 83), op. 72 (B. 147) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Václav Talich Archive studio recording from the Czechoslovak Television (1955)
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