19th-century
Romantics Liszt and Berlioz were not
just contemporaries and rivals but friends and brothers-in-arms. As they have
done before with Schumann and Mendelssohn, Debussy and Ravel, Müpa Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra
will be presenting works by two popular composers in a marathon concert.
As followers
of Beethoven, these greats created their life's work by continuing on his path.
Both helped reshape symphonic music and the concerto genre and were great enthusiasts of the themes of Faust and Byron. Just
as their paths crossed on numerous occasions, so you can detect countless
similar features in their compositions juxtaposed here.
These
include solo piano concerts, a concerto for two pianos and an introductory storytelling
matinée for children. There will be a performance of two of Liszt's piano
concertos and his symphonic poem Prometheus, as well as Berlioz's Symphonie
Fantastique and his ‘viola concerto in disguise’, Harold en Italie, written
at the behest of Paganini. You can take a peek into Liszt's workshop as a
choral composer, and even enjoy jazz covers of a selection of works from the
two composers.
As part of
the Müpa Home broadcast series, this
live stream, which begins in the morning and lasts until late in the evening,
will feature 11 events, featuring the best Hungarian musicians. You can enjoy Gergely Bogányi, Dávid Báll, Zoltán
Fejérvári, József Balog, János Palojtay and Ádám Balogh on piano, Máté Szűcs on viola, Norbert Káel and the Jazzical Trio and the Szent Efrém Male Choir. The matinée
show for children will be led by György
Lakatos, the notable bassoon player. The
MÁV Symphony Orchestra will take to the stage under the baton of Daniel
Boico, the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
under Máté Hámori, and the Győr
Philharmonic Orchestra under Kálmán Berkes. The Pannon Philharmonic will be
conducted by András Vass, and the event series closing concert will feature the
Budapest Festival Orchestra, led by
Iván Fischer.
