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Dénes Várjon and András Keller
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This festive concert honoring the 1956 Hungarian revolution and freedom fight features two heroic works alongside a touch of humor, as youthful cheer is far from alien to the spirit of 23 October. Grief, struggle and victory, as well as Liszt’s patriotic commitment to Hungary, resonate in his symphonic poem Hungaria, premiered at the National Theatre in Pest in 1856. The program conducted by András Keller concludes with the Beethoven’s monumental Third Symphony, which also evokes a sense of heroic struggle and mourning. By contrast, Dohnányi’s Variations on a Nursery Tune are infused with an unfettered, irreverent joy and effortless virtuosity that will be brought to life by one of the work’s most brilliant contemporary interpreters, Dénes Várjon, who will once again captivate the audience.
Program and cast
Piano: Dénes Várjon
Conductor: András Keller
Concerto Budapest
Program
Liszt - Hungaria, symphonic poem, S. 103
Dohnányi - Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (‘Eroica’), Op. 55
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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