Piano Gastronomy

An extraordinary surprise was waiting for the audience after Balázs Fülei’s programme titled ’Piano Gastronomy’ at the end of January int he Bartók Memorial House: after the concert, as an unusual encore, they could taste an exquisite speciality prepared by chef Csongor Adorján.
Jerusalem Reconnections

How many things are necessary for three or four musicians who have not met before to get in tune with one another and be able to play together?
Concert and Masterclass in Riga

The Latvian Academy of Music in Riga was founded in 1919 and the Latvian composer, Jāzeps Vītols teaching at the famous Saint Petersburg Conservatory for thirty years, was appointed to be its first rector, who, consequently, based music education on Petersburgian traditions.
Balázs Fülei and Camerata Bern

In 1962 when one of the student violinists of the Bern Conservatory, Alexander van Wijnkoop and thirteen fellow students founded Camerata Bern, they decided to play standing and without a conductor only.
The Young Chopin

On November 2nd, 1830 the twenty-year-old Chopin got on a carriage to leave Poland behind and start a new life in Paris.
Piano Gastronomy

Could the score be perceived as a recipe and the performance as a meal cooked from it? What happens if an artist performs strictly following the recipe?
First Concerts of the New Year

One of the most prestigious chamber orchestras of the music world, the Camerata Bern, having recently played with guest artists like Vadim Repin, Heinz Holliger, Maurice André, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Gidon Kremer and András Schiff – will perform a joint concert with Balázs Fülei at the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy at the beginning of February.
Connections

Vienna, 1795. Haydn, a renowned composer all over Europe, in his early sixties then, had returned from England where even the royal family was trying to persuade him to stay, and finished his Piano Trio in C major.
Advent concerts in the historic region of Upper Hungary

The aging Liszt’s 12-piece suite titled Christmas Tree (Weihnachtsbaum) depicts the intimate atmosphere of the holiday, as well as the sense of loneliness and passing.
Kodály at Galyatető

Kodály, a passionate hiker, was touring the Mátra mountains for more than sixty years.
The last in this year

„Béla Bartók has a mysterious personality. He is an assertive and petulant artist, a touchingly caring father, a shy lover, a witty storyteller, uncompromising in his artistic goals, a sharp-eyed and sarcastic observer and a true patriot. Reading Bartók’s texts is a real challenge for an actor.”