Paying tribute to the renowned
Hungarian pianist György Cziffra, the period between February 2021 and
May 2022 has been declared the Cziffra Memorial Year, to be celebrated with
around 100 performances and special events, involving world-famous artists. The
series begins with the Cziffra Festival in February – the first events
will be available online, but we can expect to enjoy performances in person later
on, too.
The virtual opening
will be held on 9 February, with a concert broadcast from the Franz Liszt Music Academy.
Pianists Gergely
Bogányi, Kálmán Dráfi and Károly Mocsári –
all former Cziffra students – will perform, as well as János Balázs, the
artistic director of the Cziffra
Memorial Year.
The opening concert can be
viewed free of charge on the Cziffra 100 website or on the YouTube Channel of
the Liszt Academy.
