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Chamber music
Cocoa Concerts
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February
13 Sunday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. BFO Rehearsal Room Iván Fischer 23. Sunday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. BFO Rehearsal Room Iván Fischer
April
“I can tell you that I grew up listening to the Cocoa Concerts”, said internationally acclaimed conductor Gergely Madaras on the occasion of our first concert together. We often meet adult audience members who came to love classical music at our concerts. Their children now make up the core of Cocoa Concert audiences. At these concerts, the children are not bombarded by stimuli, but taught to be engrossed in music. The series promises weekend afternoons of music and storytelling in a cozy atmosphere. This season, we once again welcome families to our interactive concerts, and after the music and applause have died down, the young audience will be able to queue up for polka-dot mugs of hot cocoa.
Together with the Nemzetközi Cseperedő Alapítvány (an international foundation to support children and their families living with autism), we have developed an autism-friendly version of our Cocoa Concerts to ensure children with autism can also have a good time. Families are sent some information materials in advance to help them prepare the children for the concert’s visual and audio stimuli, ensuring the children do not encounter anything unexpected during the concert.
The Cocoa Concerts are sponsored by BNP Paribas.
Chamber music
Bori has been taking lessons in a music school for fi fteen years. She plays the drums, the marimba, the vibraphone, metallophones and the xylophone. She has her own xylophone and spends an hour or two each day practicing. In 2015, she represented Hungary at the Special Music & Art Festival in South Korea. She is a long-time member of the Parafónia Orchestra, which has performed at one of our Surprise Concerts. Bori has also joined our Dancing on the Square project, which she enjoyed very much. During the quarantine, she joined her mother in their yard to tune in to our Cocoa Concerts. “In elementary school, we made drawings of each stanza of the Anthem, so that we may fully embrace the meaning. It was very moving to have so many of us singing it this time. Afterwards, my friends all congratulated me: they liked it very much, because this was a performance unlike any other before. Some even cried!” – recalls Bori, who joined cellist Rita Sovány to pose for the camera. “I had a good time having the photos taken: everyone was so nice to me.”
November 28
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Vivaldi, Rota, Shostakovich, Onslow, Zemlinsky
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in C major, RV 443 István Kurcsák, vibraphone Tibor Gátay, violin Emese Gulyás, violin Erika Illési, viola Kousay Mahdi, cello Angelika Csizmadia, harpsichord
Nino Rota: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano Bernadett Nagy, flute Balázs Bujtor, violin László Adrián Nagy, piano
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 Mária Gál-Tamási, violin Antónia Bodó, violin István Polónyi, viola Gabriella Liptai, cello Mária Kovalszki, piano
Dmitry Shostakovich Five Pieces Zsuzsanna Szlávik, violin Roland Csalló, clarinet Emese Mali, piano George Onslow: Wind Quintet, Op. 81 Fruzsina Varga, flute Beáta Berta, oboe Roland Csalló, clarinet Dániel Tallián, bassoon Dávid Bereczky, horn
Alexander von Zemlinsky Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 3 Ágnes Biró, violin Gabriella Liptai, cello Emese Mali, piano
December 19
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Smit, Ewald, Castérède, d'Indy, Kodály, Prokofiev
Leo Smit Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp Anett Jóföldi, flute György Fazekas, viola Ágnes Polónyi, harp
Victor Ewald Brass Quintet No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 5 Zoltán Szőke, horn Gergely Csikota, trumpet Tamás Póti, trumpet Balázs Szakszon, trombone József Bazsinka, tuba
Jacques Castérède Prélude et Danse Balázs Szakszon, trombone Attila Sztán, trombone Csaba Wagner, trombone József Bazsinka, tuba László Herboly, percussion István Kurcsák, percussion Ivanyickaja Irina, piano
Vincent d'Indy Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 29 Csalló Roland, clarinet Sovány Rita, cello Báll Dávid, piano
Zoltán Kodály String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 Lezsák Zsófia, violin Molnár Noémi, violin Gálfi Csaba, viola Dvorák Lajos, cello
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (transcribed by Earl C. North) Berta Bánki, flute Beáta Berta, oboe, English horn Ákos Ács, clarinet Dániel Tallián, bassoon Zoltán Szőke, horn László Herboly – percussion Erika Illési, narrator
January 30
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Bottesini, Brahms, Drdla, Bridge
Giovanni Bottesini Gran Duetto No. 3. in G major Zsolt Fejérvári, double bass Attila Martos, double bass
Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Radu Hrib, violin Rita Sovány, cello Dávid Báll, piano
František Drdla Dialogues, Op. 98 Violetta Eckhardt, violin Gyöngyvér Oláh, violin Emese Mali, piano
Frank Bridge Piano Trio in D minor, H. 49 Zsófia Lezsák, violin Krisztina Haják, violin Cecília Bodolai, viola Péter Szabó, cello Emese Mali, piano
February 06
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Fauré, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák, Schubert
Gabriel Fauré Elégie, Op. 24 Zsolt Fejérvári, double bass Ágnes Polónyi, harp
Claude Debussy Chansons de Bilitis Gabriella Pivon, flute Bernadett Nagy, flute Ágnes Polónyi, harp Júlia Szilvásy, harp László Adrián Nagy, celesta
Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 Eszter Lesták Bedő, violin Kousay Mahdi, cello Gábor Farkas, piano
Antonín Dvořák Terzetto in C major, Op. 74 Erika Illési, violin Emese Gulyás, violin Nao Yamamoto, viola
Franz Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898 Tamás Major, violin Péter Szabó, cello Zoltán Fejérvári, piano
April 24
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Beethoven, Mozart, Dittersdorf
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 Kádár István, violin Kertész György, cello Fülei Balázs, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447 (arr. by Zoltán Szőke) János Benyus, horn Dávid Bereczky, horn Zsombor Nagy, horn András Szabó, horn Zoltán Szőke, horn
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Duetto in E-flat major, Kr. 219 Zoltán Fekete, viola Attila Martos, double bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515 Tímea Iván, violin Emese Gulyás, violin Barna Juhász, viola Zoltán Tuska, viola György Kertész, cello
2022 Music of the Future – contemporary chamber music May 08
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Derecskei, Vajda, Kondor, Pärt, Cohen, Pinto Correia, Turner
András Derecskei: Flute Quartet Anett Jóföldi, flute András Derecskei, violin Barna Juhász, viola Orsolya Mód, cello
János Vajda: String Quartet No. 1 Mária Gál-Tamási, violin Antónia Bodó, violin István Polónyi, viola Gabriella Liptai, cello
Ádám Kondor: Fanfare; Glückliche Dorfmusikanten – 1st movement Tímea Iván, violin Péter Szabó, cello Gabriella Pivon, flute Roland Csalló, clarinet Zoltán Szőke, horn
Arvo Pärt Quintettino, Op. 13 Fruzsina Varga, flute Beáta Berta, oboe Roland Csalló, clarinet Dániel Tallián, bassoon Dávid Bereczky, horn Gilad Cohen Firefly Elegy Ákos Ács, clarinet Violetta Eckhardt, violin Gábor Sipos, viola Rita Sovány, cello Ágnes Polónyi, harp
Andreia Pinto Correia Bábszínház József Bazsinka, tuba József Bazsinka Jr., tuba László Herboly, percussion
Kerry Turner The Casbah of Tetouan János Benyus, horn Dávid Bereczky, horn Zsombor Nagy, horn András Szabó, horn Zoltán Szőke, horn
2021 Back to Nature – chamber music on period instruments
December 05
BFO Rehearsal Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Purcell, Corelli, Quantz, Kapsberger, Monteverdi, Marais, Charpentier, Vivaldi, Bach
Henry Purcell Overture in G minor, Z. 772; Pavan in G minor, Z. 752; Chacony in G minor, Z. 730 Eszter Lesták Bedő, Baroque violin Noémi Molnár, Baroque violin Zsófia Lezsák, Baroque violin Zoltán Fekete, Baroque viola Kousay Mahdi, Baroque cello Igor Davidovics, theorbo Soma Dinyés, harpsichord, organ
Arcangelo Corelli Trio Sonata in B minor, Op. 1, No. 6 Antónia Bodó, Baroque violin Noémi Molnár, Baroque violin Igor Davidovics, theorbo Soma Dinyés, organ
Johann Joachim Quantz Trio Sonata in C major, QV 2: Anh. 3 Gabriella Pivon, Baroque flute Anneke Boeke, recorder Péter Szabó, Baroque cello Dóra Pétery, harpsichord Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger „Felici gl'animi” Éva Bodrogi, soprano Gyöngyvér Oláh, Baroque violin Erika Illési, Baroque violin Csaba Sipos, violone László Herboly, percussion Gábor Tokodi, lute Ágnes Polónyi, arpa doppia Dóra Pétery, harpsichord
Claudio Monteverdi Confitebor tibi Domine, SV 265 Éva Bodrogi, soprano Gyöngyvér Oláh, Baroque violin Emese Gulyás, Baroque violin Rita Sovány, viola da gamba Gábor Tokodi, lute Ágnes Polónyi, arpa doppia Dóra Pétery, organ
Marin Marais The Bells of St. Genevieve Ágnes Biró, Baroque violin Rita Sovány, viola da gamba Soma Dinyés, harpsichord
